It is a way soldiers impose moral order on the chaos and awful randomness of war's violence. It is a way they humanize war for themselves, for their buddies, and for civilians, too. Though Aristotle doesn't himself talk about guilt, it is the emotion that best expresses the conflict—the desire or obligation to help frustrated by the inability, through no fault of one's own, to do so. To not feel the guilt is to be numb to those pulls.
Besiege would go with Overwhelm, Deep Trenches would go with Deep Pits, Proud Livery would go with Charms, and Tatter'd Weed would go with Destroyed & Wasted
In The Declaration of Independence, the text starts with an introductory paragraph to the situation, to then continue by stating "<span><em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</em>"<em> </em>This is what is believed by the authors and what will be supported throughout the text. Therefore, this is an example of claim.</span>