Upvoted. It’s maybe not obvious from the quote alone, but in context, “honor” doesn’t mean abstaining from deceit or manipulation—it means following the largely impractical “rules” of dueling, when the bottom line is just who kills the other man.
Upvoted. It’s maybe not obvious from the quote alone, but in context, “honor” doesn’t mean abstaining from deceit or manipulation—it means following the largely impractical “rules” of dueling, when the bottom line is just who kills the other man.