It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sacrificing a child's life for adult convenience is a moral failure.
- In plain terms
- Letting a child die for your comfort is wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect children's lives above your desires.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we owe children?
- How do we weigh needs?
Another view
Context matters; survival decisions can be complex.
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