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From the [[Way of Kings]], theThe '''Alethi War Codes''' are a list of guidelines that [[Alethi]] men should follow in times of war. It was supposedly set from the [[Silver Kingdoms]]. [[Dalinar Kholin]], and by proxy, his children are known for their strict adherence to the war codes, which has caused a good deal of friction with the other highprinces[[highprince]]s.
 
==The Codes==
"Readiness: The officer will be prepared at all imes for battle. Never drunken on wine, never without his weapon.
Inspiration;'''Readiness''': The officer will wearbe hisprepared uniformat whenall inimes public,for tobattle. lookNever readydrunken foron war and to givewine, strengthnever towithout his troopsweapon.
Restraint;'''Inspiration''': The officer will refrainwear fromhis needlessuniform duels, arguments or squabbles with other officerswhen in camppublic, to preventlook injuryready tofor menwar whoand mayto begive neededstrength to commandhis troops.
;'''Restraint''':The officer will refrain from needless duels, arguments or squabbles with other officers in camp, to prevent injury to men who may be needed to command.
Leadership: The officer will require no action of his soldiers that he would not be willing to perform himself.
Honor;'''Leadership''': The officer will notrequire abandonno alliesaction onof thehis field,soldiers nor willthat he seekwould tonot profitbe fromwilling theto loss of hisperform allieshimself."
;'''Honor''': The officer will not abandon allies on the field, nor will he seek to profit from the loss of his allies.
 
===Interpretation===
Dalinar later mentally sums them up as these:
 
"Never ask of your men a sacrifice you wouldn’t make yourself.
{{Quote|Never ask of your men a sacrifice you wouldn’t make yourself. Never make them fight in conditions you would refuse to fight in yourself. Never ask a man to perform an act you wouldn’t soil your own hands doing.|[[Dalinar]]s interpretation of the codes}}
 
Never ask a man to perform an act you wouldn’t soil your own hands doing."
==Notes==
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