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Can someone help me decipher the deeper meaning of this quote?

"Men sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - George Orwell

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It may simply mean that men at home can sleep peacefully in a peaceful and free country because men are fighting in war to protect the rights, freedom, and liberty in the country.

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