Any community's arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do necessary evil, and yet not be made evil by it. To do only the necessary and no more. To constantly question the assumptions, to stop the slide into atrocity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Enforcement roles need people who can act when required without becoming corrupted. They must question assumptions to avoid atrocity.
- In plain terms
- Security workers must do hard things without becoming bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Question assumptions to prevent abuse of force.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you use power?
- Who checks your authority?
Another view
Even necessary actions can erode character over time.
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