The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us.
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There is no good terror and bad terror. Terror is terror. There's not terror that you can accept and terror that you cannot accept. Terror is terror. Murder is murder.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Terror, regardless of its source or justification, is fundamentally the same and cannot be categorized as good or bad.
Ariel Sharon's quote emphasizes the idea that acts of terror are inherently negative and cannot be rationalized or justified based on circumstances. It calls for a clear moral understanding that any form of terror, whether from a perceived 'good' side or a 'bad' side, is equally unacceptable and should be condemned.
Themes
TerrorMurderPhilosophyMoralityViolence
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the ethics of military actions, this quote can highlight the need for clarity about the nature of violence.
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