When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it. If we really want to escape this war, we have to stop bringing it with us.

Brian K. Vaughan
When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always...
When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always...
When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always...
When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always...
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The quote above was written by the German author Bertolt Brecht, who believed that anyone who carried a political weapon would use it. This doesn’t mean that political violence is always wrong. Today, the violence of war is often used to protect rights, not to take them away. But, as Brecht pointed out, violence always takes on a life of its own.

If you are carrying around a weapon of violence, you will be tempted to use it even when there is no need for it. This may be why civil wars are so much more deadly than wars between countries. When people fight for their rights, they are tempted to use violence against their enemies.

Source: Saga, Vol. 1

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