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If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply
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"If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld"

- Ed Markey

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This quote by Ed Markey talks to the importance of preserving a moral high ground in any dispute. If we fight our opponents using the same tactics that we are attempting to stop, we will become what we have seen. This suggests that if we utilize the exact same inhumane and ethically bankrupt techniques that our enemies utilize, we will become just like them. We will no longer be the heros, however rather end up being the very thing we are trying to stop. This quote is a pointer that we should always make every effort to maintain our ethical integrity, even in the face of hardship. We need to never stoop to the level of our opponents, otherwise we will become what we have seen.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ed Markey somewhere between July 11, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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