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Virtue is meaningless, when talking about violence, if you don’t have the capability to carry it out and yet restrain yourself from doing so. People with no cap
by rgrieselhuber 8y ago
Virtue is meaningless, when talking about violence, if you don’t have the capability to carry it out and yet restrain yourself from doing so. People with no capacity for violence who say they are pacifists or non-violent. They just aren’t capable of it anyway. That doesn’t lead to a virtuous society.
- war1025 8y agoReminds me of a quote I saw someplace that I don't remember who it was attributed to: The highest honor you can give a man is that he can do harm, but chooses not to.
- Dudenoso 8y agoVery, very few people have no capability for violence. Guns are a thing and even people that normally wouldn't be a treat can poke a knife on your kidney from behind. Why bother using that separation when very few are on the side of no capability?
- rgrieselhuber 8y agoHaving access to tools in theory and having the physical and mental capability to engage in violent behavior (whatever the reason) are two very different things.