It is human life you value isn't it? Not its worth. Just human life. As if it were gold and could be neither good nor bad nor worth more nor worth less but must always be worth the same no matter what. One human life is one human life to you. You are absurd! Like your democracy, which you imagine you got from the Greeks, who had slaves. One vote for each person. What a stupid idea! The worst in your eyes possess the same value as the best. You have no way of differentiating between them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker challenges the idea that all human lives have equal value and criticizes democratic equality.
- In plain terms
- The author thinks not all lives are equal.
- What can you take from it?
- Question claims of absolute equality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are all lives equally valuable?
- Does democracy ignore merit?
Another view
Equal voting rights are a foundational democratic principle.
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