It is, of course, merely a truism to say that war, like other social or political evils, is the outcome of the bad management of human society, which is, in its turn, due to certain errors or deficiencies. But our task is to discern the sort of error or deficiency.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War is the result of bad management and errors in society; we need to identify those specific errors.
- In plain terms
- War happens because society is managed poorly; we need to find exactly what is wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Identify root causes to solve societal problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the specific errors leading to conflict?
- Is war a management issue or an inevitable outcome?
Another view
Structural factors beyond 'management' like power imbalances often drive conflict.
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