No one can want to destroy without having some idea, true or false, of the order of things that should, according to him or her, replace what presently exists.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Destruction always aims to replace the old order with a new one.
- In plain terms
- Destruction is done to replace what exists with something new.
- What can you take from it?
- Destruction seeks to build a new order.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What order replaces the old?
- Why destroy?
Another view
Some destruction is purely punitive.
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