It is a socialist idea that making profits is a vice; I consider the real vice is making losses.
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A study of Disease-of Pestilences methodically prepared and deliberately launched upon man and beast-is certainly being pursue in the laboratories of more than one great country. Blight to destroy crops, Anthrax to slay horses and cattle, Plague to poison not armies but whole districts - such are the lines along which military science is remorselessly advancing.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote addresses the troubling advancements in military science that involve using diseases as weapons.
Winston Churchill highlights the alarming trend in military science where various diseases are being weaponized to inflict harm on both humans and animals. He reflects on the ethical implications of research focused on creating blights, anthrax, and plagues for military purposes, raising concerns about the destructive potential such advancements hold for society and the natural world.
Themes
DiseasePestilenceMilitaryScienceBiological WarfareDestruction
In practice
Example use cases
During a debate on ethical military practices, one might quote Churchill to illustrate the dangers of biological warfare.
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