Let's hope that Ken Osterbroek will be the last person to die.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A concise expression of hope for peace and an end to sacrifice in the struggle.
- In plain terms
- Hope that no one else has to die for the cause.
- What can you take from it?
- Peace and the end of suffering are the ultimate goals of conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the cost of freedom?
- How do we honor sacrifice?
Another view
The wish for no further death overlooks the complexity of ending entrenched conflict.
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