Quote by Terry Pratchett

You know what?' said Vimes aloud. 'This is going to be the world's first democratically killed dragon. One man, one stab.'Then you've got to stop them. You can't let them kill it!' said Lady Ramkin.Vimes blinked at her.Pardon?' he said.It's wounded!'Lady, that was the intention, wasn't it? Anyway, it's only stunned,' said Vimes.I mean you can't let them kill it like ,' said Lady Ramkin insistently. 'Poor thing!'What do you want to do, then?' demanded Vimes, his temper unravelling. 'Give it a strengthening dose of tar oil and a nice comfy basket in front of the stove?'It's butchery!'Suits me fine!'But it's a dragon! It's just doing what a dragon does! It never would have come here if people had left it alone!'Vimes thought: it was about to eat her, and she can still think like this. He hesitated. Perhaps that give you the right to an opinion...

You know what?' said Vimes aloud. 'This is going to be the w

Summary

In this quote from the book "Guards! Guards!" by Terry Pratchett, Sir Samuel Vimes and Lady Sybil Ramkin are discussing the fate of a dragon. Vimes sarcastically suggests that they should democratically kill the dragon, emphasizing that it is only stunned and that its intended target was Lady Ramkin herself. Lady Ramkin, however, opposes killing the dragon and sees it as a poor creature that was provoked by human interference. Vimes, torn between defending Lady Ramkin's life and acknowledging the dragon's place in nature, briefly considers her perspective before questioning whether she truly has the right to an opinion.

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By Terry Pratchett

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