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What does it mean?
The speaker claims the capacity to kill through thought alone without physical action.
In plain terms
I do not need to kill physically because I can think it.
What can you take from it?
Intentional thought can be as potent as physical action.

Where it applies

  • interrogation
  • self-defense
  • moral accountability

Putting it to work

  • recognize power of intent
  • consider mental state

Questions to consider

  • Is thinking violence the same as doing it?
  • What separates thought from action?

Another view

Thought alone does not always constitute a crime.

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