Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.

Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that h

Summary

This quote implies that regardless of the pretext or justification, one human being taking the life of another is unjustifiable. The mention of doing so in uniform suggests that the act of killing in the name of serving some authority or institution only compounds the shame of committing murder. Essentially, the quote asserts that there can be no valid excuse or claim of righteousness for the act of taking a fellow human's life.

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By Percy Bysshe Shelley

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