To fight the Empire is to be infected by its derangement ... Whoever defeats the Empire becomes the Empire; it proliferates like a virus ... thereby it becomes its enemies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fighting a corrupt system often turns you into that same system.
- In plain terms
- If you fight the Empire, you might become it.
- What can you take from it?
- Revolution can repeat the flaws of what it fights.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you avoid becoming what you hate?
- Can power ever be used for good?
Another view
It assumes all power corrupts equally, ignoring potential for positive change.
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