His plan? To pass out weapons to slaves, so they could overthrow their masters. Suicide.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author describes a plan to arm slaves as an act of desperation that is doomed to fail due to overwhelming opposition.
- In plain terms
- Arming the oppressed to overthrow masters is seen as a hopeless sacrifice.
- What can you take from it?
- Revolution without sufficient support is often a one-sided fight.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is resistance worth the risk?
- How do you calculate odds in an uprising?
Another view
It assumes all armed uprisings are suicide without considering historical successes.
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