“Achilles: I told you how to fight but I never told you why to fight.”

Achilles

I told you how to fight but I never told you why to fight.

Patroclus

I fight for you.

Achilles

Who will you fight for when I'm gone? Soldiers fight for kings they've never even met. They do what they're told to do, they die when they're told to die.

Patroclus

Soldiers obey.

Achilles

Don't waste your life following some fool's orders.

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