Question

People who claim that the use of force in the struggle for freedom is necessary must first prove that, in a given situation, it will be effective, and the force, when it is used, will not transform the idea of liberty into its opposite. No one in Poland is able to prove today that violence will help us to dislodge Soviet troops from Poland and to remove communists from power.

According to the excerpt, what would be the consequence of Solidarity taking up arms?

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Answer 1

According to the excerpt, if Solidarity, a Polish trade union movement, were to take up arms in the struggle for freedom, it would not be able to prove that using force would be effective in dislodging Soviet troops from Poland and removing communists from power. The implication is that any attempt to use force would likely fail, and would risk turning the idea of liberty into its opposite.