Original artwork, not a still
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A city without walls gives human vulnerability to death a concrete form. Other troubles may allow defences, but this one leaves everyone exposed. The comparison presents mortality as a shared limit on security, however much protection people can arrange against the rest of life’s dangers.
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