If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If asked why we died, say it was because our fathers lied.
- In plain terms
- We died because the previous generation told lies.
- What can you take from it?
- Lies from predecessors can cost lives.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who lies to us?
- What does legacy cost?
Another view
Sometimes death happens despite truth being told.
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