The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: prowess of my sword arm and the might of my muscles.
"Nor will Thuvan Dihn, Jeddak of Ptarth, be satisfied when he
has heard me through. Do you know why I have followed Matai Shang
and Thurid, the black dator, from the forests of the Valley Dor
across half a world through almost insurmountable difficulties?
"Think you that John Carter, Prince of Helium, would stoop to
assassination? Can Kulan Tith be such a fool as to believe
that lie, whispered in his ear by the Holy Thern or Dator Thurid?
 The Warlord of Mars |