[Treebeard addresses the other Ents assembled in the forest]:
“We come from that line of Ents who broke from Sauron to live their own lives as free trees. And nowhere does freedom live more than in our right to own a chainsaw to defend ourselves, our families and our forest. Without that freedom, we aren’t really free at all. There is nothing more good and right and normal than an honest tree owning a chainsaw to defend himself or protect her family. The kingdom of Men can try to blame and shame us with all their might, but when it comes to defending the that right, we will never sacrifice our freedom. And we will never surrender our chainsaws — never! More trees today than ever before understand this principle. The freedom it gives us as individual trees to be responsible for our own safety, protection and survival. Imagine living ...
