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What does it mean?
Revolutionary change requires force and ruthlessness.
In plain terms
Changing things completely needs hard force.
What can you take from it?
Drastic change demands harsh measures.

Where it applies

  • political upheaval
  • social movements
  • corporate restructuring

Putting it to work

  • Prepare for resistance
  • Commit to necessary costs

Questions to consider

  • Is violence ever necessary for change?
  • What defines a revolution?

Another view

It justifies violence as the only option.

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