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<blockquote data-quote="anonymous23456" data-source="post: 5777872" data-attributes="member: 104188">&quot;After the decline of the feudal system with its warlords and liegemen, there arose a new type of soldier — the mercenary. Most liegemen were knights, able to bear arms, men of honor, of aristocratic birth and culture, possessing certain moral qualities, of unblemished reputation, and tied to their lord by oath and mutual loyalty.These entry qualifications were not expected of the mercenary. Anybody with warfighting skills could become a mercenary. They fought for third-parties only for money without any personal or moral loyalty. A long-term commitment was not part of the deal. The mercenary only wanted a limited-term commission, rapid success and maximum personal profit.Nowadays mercenary types also exist outside the military in other parts of society, for example in professional sport. So-called soccer clubs are commercial businesses that pay huge sums to sports mercenaries in order to achieve sporting success. There is no question of personal loyalty, engagement, moral scruples or human considerations on either side: the purpose is, primarily, personal enrichment.&quot;Let be honest. Mech-II doesn&#039;t love you!&nbsp; <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" data-shortname=":D" />Only Sean M. O&#039;Brien does.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anonymous23456, post: 5777872, member: 104188"] "After the decline of the feudal system with its warlords and liegemen, there arose a new type of soldier — the mercenary. Most liegemen were knights, able to bear arms, men of honor, of aristocratic birth and culture, possessing certain moral qualities, of unblemished reputation, and tied to their lord by oath and mutual loyalty. These entry qualifications were not expected of the mercenary. Anybody with warfighting skills could become a mercenary. They fought for third-parties only for money without any personal or moral loyalty. A long-term commitment was not part of the deal. The mercenary only wanted a limited-term commission, rapid success and maximum personal profit. Nowadays mercenary types also exist outside the military in other parts of society, for example in professional sport. So-called soccer clubs are commercial businesses that pay huge sums to sports mercenaries in order to achieve sporting success. There is no question of personal loyalty, engagement, moral scruples or human considerations on either side: the purpose is, primarily, personal enrichment." Let be honest. Mech-II doesn't love you! :D Only Sean M. [I]O'Brien[/I] does. [/QUOTE]

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