Strange how blind people are! They are horrified by the torture chambers of the Middle Ages, but their arsenals fill them with pride!
Bertha Von SuttnerRead
How can justice be attained when, in the expiation of an old wrong, another wrong is to be committed? No reasonable creature would conceive of the idea of obliterating ink stains with ink, or spots of oil with oil. Only blood must be washed out with blood.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Justice cannot be achieved through further wrongdoing.
In this quote, Bertha Von Suttner conveys the idea that attempting to rectify a previous wrong by committing another wrong only perpetuates injustice. She uses the metaphor of using ink to remove ink stains to illustrate the futility of trying to resolve an issue with more of the same negative action, asserting that true justice requires a different approach than merely balancing one act of harm with another.
Themes
JusticeWrongdoingBloodRetributionPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech on the importance of peaceful conflict resolution.
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