>>281327574
Literally copy-pasted from War of the Worlds. Except in War of the Worlds, the Martians never once considered it a "war" and this quote from the Artilleryman was just putting a voice to this fact for the reader. Humans don't go to war against the wildlife when they want to build a city in a forest, that's what the analogy actually means, not hyperbole to describe the difference of mere strength. A Martian dying to humans during this operation would be akin to a forestry worker getting mauled by a bear