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Explain this quote in more than 5 sentences

''War does not determine who is right, only who is left''

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War does not determine who is right — only who is left. The atom bomb will never determine who is right — only who is left. The first saying is often attributed to the philosopher and social thinker Bertrand Russell, but I have never seen a precise reference to support this connection
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Honestly, I believe anyone can win a war but it may not always settle the battle or problem at hand. For example, you can easily get into a fight with your friend - but just because someone gives in and apologizes, does that automatically make the other person right? Just because someone wins a battle because they're stronger or superior in one way or another it doesn't make the last person standing that much more of a winner. I believe just because you fight for something it doesn't automatically make you right, I think it has more to do with a moral side of things. There are other ways to get your points through without fighting for example, you can make peace and listen. So for me this means fighting or war doesn't make you right or more superior, peace can get the job done just as well.
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