Everyone always dies for his country. If you have lived in it, well and wisely and actively, you die for it too.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Living a meaningful life in a country equates to dying for it eventually.
- In plain terms
- If you live well in your country, your death is also a sacrifice for it.
- What can you take from it?
- Active living is a form of patriotism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you serve your community?
Another view
It conflates living with dying in a specific political context.
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