I have accomplished more toward solving the Armenian problem in three months than Abdul Hamid accomplished in thirty years!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker boasts that he solved the Armenian problem faster than a predecessor did in decades.
- In plain terms
- I solved the Armenian issue in three months, faster than Abdul Hamid in thirty years.
- What can you take from it?
- Extremist leaders may claim rapid progress in oppressive policies.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do regimes glorify violent 'solutions'?
- How does propaganda affect public perception of genocide?
Another view
Speed does not justify moral atrocity.
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