“A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad.”
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Dyson, F. (n.d.). A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9004-a-good-cause-can-become-bad-if-we/
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Dyson, Freeman. “A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9004-a-good-cause-can-become-bad-if-we/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Dyson, Freeman. “A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9004-a-good-cause-can-become-bad-if-we/.