Warfare is a means and not an end. Warfare is a tool of revolutionaries. The important thing is the revolution. The important thing is the revolutionary cause, revolutionary ideas, revolutionary objectives, revolutionary sentiments, revolutionary virtues!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Warfare is viewed as a tool to achieve revolutionary goals, not the goal itself.
- In plain terms
- War is a tool for revolution, not the end goal.
- What can you take from it?
- The cause matters more than the method of conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is violence ever justified for a cause?
- What is the true goal of revolution?
Another view
Justifying violence for an ideal can lead to disproportionate harm.
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