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Somewhat related quote: "It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." - Volta
by rando444 9y ago
Somewhat related quote:
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." - Voltaire
- ollieshmollie 9y agoReminds me of: "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread." - Anatole France
- sireat 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence as long as you are a state you are fine. Plenty of current examples from all types of states.
- trhway 9y agoas long as you're becoming a state afterwards, or more precisely - as long as you're a winner. Mandela was taken off terrorist list only very recently. Hamas being practically a state already, not a winner yet and thus is still a terrorist org.
- scotty79 9y agoI think you are misunderstanding the idea of monopoly on violence. It's actually most wonderful achievement and state of the art technique in limiting violence between technologically advanced homo sapiens specimens.
- OxO4 9y agoThis reminds me of: "Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." - Jean Rostand
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoWhich reminds me of "a milion and one is still a milion", by a polish poet I forgot the name of. He or she was talking about the deaths in siviet goulags.