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What does it mean?
The speaker rejects warfare because they cannot die, while others can.
In plain terms
You can't reject killing if you can't die, but others can.
What can you take from it?
Invulnerability makes rejecting war hypocritical for the powerful.

Where it applies

  • leadership
  • moral conflict
  • military decisions

Putting it to work

  • consider consequences on others
  • weigh power against mortality

Questions to consider

  • Do you reject war when you are safe?
  • How does your safety affect your choices?

Another view

Some argue duty overrides personal safety concerns.

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