A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War is often used as a justification for establishing or maintaining tyranny within a country.
- In plain terms
- Governments use war to justify controlling their own people.
- What can you take from it?
- Be wary when war is used to limit domestic freedoms.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does conflict affect freedom at home?
- Who benefits from wartime laws?
Another view
Not all wartime measures are tyrannical or abusive.
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