See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Free nations tend to be peaceful and avoid mass destruction weapons.
- In plain terms
- Free countries are peaceful and don’t build mass destruction weapons.
- What can you take from it?
- Democracy correlates with peace.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does democracy always mean peace?
- How do nations avoid WMDs?
Another view
It generalizes complex geopolitical realities.
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