Commanded love of all men indiscriminately is an obliteration of distinction between love and hate, and therefore is not love at all.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Being forced to love everyone indiscriminately destroys the meaning of love by removing distinction between love and hate.
- In plain terms
- You cannot force people to love everyone or it is not real love.
- What can you take from it?
- Real love requires choice, not command.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love be commanded?
- Is hate just lack of love?
Another view
Some argue universal love is a moral duty regardless of feeling.
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