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Murder begins where self-defense ends
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"Murder begins where self-defense ends"

- Georg Buchner

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This quote by Georg Buchner recommends that murder is an outcome of an absence of self-defense. It indicates that when a person is unable to protect themselves, they are more likely to turn to violence and murder. This might be analyzed as a caution against enabling oneself to be in a susceptible position, as it might cause a circumstance where one is required to turn to violence in order to protect themselves. It likewise suggests that violence must only be utilized as a last resort, and that it needs to not be utilized as a method of solving conflicts. This quote works as a pointer that violence need to only be used in extreme scenarios, and that it needs to not be utilized as a way of getting what one desires.

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Georg Buchner This quote is written / told by Georg Buchner between October 17, 1813 and February 19, 1837. He was a famous Dramatist from Germany. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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