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It's really only a question of whether your life is for you, or for all of humanity.
Let's go ahead and assume that the man died while leaving us an indelible image of the power of peaceful resistance. If he's got his life constituted not for himself but for all humanity--or even just all of China--then his death is well worth it.
Gandhi's life wasn't for himself. Reverend King's life wasn't for himself. Their lives were handed over to a bigger concern than their own survival, and they were willing to lay themselves down in service of that concern.
This thread is now officially Far Afield.
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