There was no distinction between the innocent and the guilty, between those whose deaths achieved no purpose and those who had to die if mankind on treason was to mean anything
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War creates moral ambiguity where innocent and guilty deaths are indistinguishable.
- In plain terms
- War makes all deaths equal regardless of innocence.
- What can you take from it?
- War erases the distinction between innocent and guilty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you distinguish innocence in war?
- How many die without purpose?
Another view
Some distinctions between combatants remain.
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