As I have said before, the ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry, but they cannot kill ignorance, illness, poverty or hunger. [2]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sophisticated weapons can kill people but cannot eliminate root causes like ignorance, illness, poverty, or hunger.
- In plain terms
- Weapons can kill people but they cannot solve problems like poverty or ignorance.
- What can you take from it?
- Weapons address symptoms, not root societal causes like poverty or ignorance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What really solves poverty?
- Are weapons ever useful for social good?
Another view
Security provided by weapons may be necessary to address these issues.
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