Moloch, n.All

Moloch (n.) took ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a child or two to keep the rest safe; we who feed fabulous sums to the most inhuman violence so it will protect us have no right to pretend we don't understand.