He'll always be innocent, you can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Innocence is dangerous because it is often controlled or destroyed.
- In plain terms
- Being innocent makes you a target.
- What can you take from it?
- Innocence offers no protection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is innocence a weakness?
- Who controls the innocent?
Another view
Society often protects the innocent rather than eliminating them.
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