There are no innocent civilians.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- LeMay asserts categorically that no civilians are innocent, implying universal culpability.
- In plain terms
- LeMay claims there are no innocent civilians in war.
- What can you take from it?
- Total war views deny civilian innocence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are civilians ever innocent?
- How to define culpability?
Another view
This view ignores individual moral agency.
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