Of what use to destroy the children of evil? It is evil itself we must destroy at the roots.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Destroying individual evils is useless; we must destroy the root cause of evil itself. It calls for systemic change.
- In plain terms
- Destroying individual bad things is not enough; fix the root cause.
- What can you take from it?
- Address root causes, not just symptoms, to end problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the root of this evil?
- How do we fix the system?
Another view
Root causes are often complex and hard to eliminate.
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