Brass balance scales hold a pile of grey pebbles in one pan and a pale feather in the other.

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Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Sometimes I wonder which side God's on.

— The Longest Day • 1962

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Vandervoort wonders aloud which side God favors. The doubt sounds quiet and weary rather than angry, more a passing thought than a declaration. It raises the old question of whether heaven takes sides in a conflict at all.

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