Demonstration is rehearsal for revolution.
- John Berger
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
― Voltaire
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Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.
Jean Rostand, Thoughts of a Biologist (1939)
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Sounds 'profound' but is actually just logic. It's about unsurprisingly being unable to punish those who are powerful.



