The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.
Interpretation
The responsibility for violence lies in the choices of humanity, not merely in the tools they create.
This quote emphasizes that the tragic consequences of using weapons, such as the AK-47, are not solely the fault of their creators but rather stem from the political decisions and human choices that lead to violence. It highlights the complex relationship between technology, responsibility, and societal issues, suggesting that we must address the underlying political conflicts rather than just blaming the instruments of conflict.
In practice
During a debate on gun control, one could use this quote to emphasize the need for addressing the societal issues that lead to violence.
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto β I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.
My spiritual pain is unbearable. I keep having the same unsolved question: if my rifle claimed people's lives, then can it be that I a Christian and an Orthodox believer, was to blame for their deaths?
It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machines. (...) If someone asks me how I can sleep at night knowing that my arms have killed millions of people, I respond that I have no problem sleeping, my conscience is clean. I constructed arms to defend my country.
People often ask me how I feel about my invention being used to kill people every day and the AK being a common weapon of ethnic conflicts. I want to make it clear that I created my assault rifle to protect my country. You can blame politicians for its spreading out of control on a global scale.
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell.
The True One was there from time immemorial. _x000D_ He is there today and ever there you will find. _x000D_ He never died nor will he ever die. ... _x000D_ Look within, you will see Him there enshrined.
It is insufficient to say that my experience as a bully haunts me. Rather, my experience as a bully has been fundamental to the creation of my conscience, because it is what prevents me from making the basic human claim that I am a good person.
Whatever is not forbidden is permitted.
The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.
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