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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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without even the excuse of
I saw people dying alone by slow degrees, dying hideously, without even the excuse of sacrifice for a cause.
What does 'without even the excuse of' mean?
What does 'without even the excuse of' mean?
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It means that sometimes we excuse death by claiming the death furthered a worthwhile cause. See the history of any war. In this sentence, people died for nothing.
- It means that sometimes we excuse death by claiming the death furthered a worthwhile cause.
- See the history of any war.
- In this sentence, people died for nothing.
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It means that sometimes we excuse death by claiming the death furthered a worthwhile cause. See the history of any war. In this sentence, people died for nothing.
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