However important the struggle is and however much misery and poverty and degradation exist, we know that it cannot be more important than one human life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Regardless of the importance of the struggle or the existence of misery, no cause is more important than a single human life.
- In plain terms
- No cause is more important than one human life.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize individual human life above all struggles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is a cause ever worth a life?
- How do we weigh lives against goals?
Another view
Sometimes collective survival may require risky actions that endanger individuals.
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