Child - Also for Faramir: (my favorite character), "Forbearance"? "Acceptance"? I'm not sure what term I'm looking for, but the fact that Faramir could always see the "big picture", instead of thinking that his family deserved to have the kingship of Gondor for themselves, always impressed me.
Saying that Faramir "knew his place" doesn't seem quite right either unless you think of it in terms of knowing his place in history. That he was born to serve, rather than rule.
Of course, there is that old saying that the best leaders are the ones who never really wanted the job.
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