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Abstraction · 61-69, M
So the extreme resort (violence) is the definition and the go to?
Let's apply it to crime... forget reprimands, fines or prison. Capital punishment is the gold standard.
When shallow thinkers believe they are philosophers, they make statements like these. Most of life functions very well without violence. People and governments who think like this tend to have an adolescent mentality of black/white, good guys/ bad guys, might is right... Preventable wars get fought.
Let's apply it to crime... forget reprimands, fines or prison. Capital punishment is the gold standard.
When shallow thinkers believe they are philosophers, they make statements like these. Most of life functions very well without violence. People and governments who think like this tend to have an adolescent mentality of black/white, good guys/ bad guys, might is right... Preventable wars get fought.
@Abstraction
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
— Thomas Jefferson
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
— Thomas Jefferson
Abstraction · 61-69, M
@DarkHeaven Four generations of man: Bondage => Liberty => Prosperity => Decadence => (Bondage...)
Bondage to liberty (price often paid in blood)
Liberty to prosperity (hard work)
Prosperity to decadence (when the values that forged the prosperity are lost)
Decadence to bondage (collapse).
Bondage to liberty (price often paid in blood)
Liberty to prosperity (hard work)
Prosperity to decadence (when the values that forged the prosperity are lost)
Decadence to bondage (collapse).
@Abstraction And so goes Rome.