"Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die"

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"Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die" is a famous line from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade," encapsulating the unquestioning duty and sacrifice of soldiers in battle.


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Charge of the Light Brigade hasPoeticMotto "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die"