The future condition of the conquered power depends on the will of the conquerer.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that the defeated country's future depends on what the winning country wants to do with it. The conqueror, or the country that wins the conflict, gets to decide the fate of the defeated country. Their decision will determine the conquered country's future.
About Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens was a powerful American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was a fierce opponent of slavery and a leader of the Radical Republican faction during the Civil War era, playing a crucial role in the government’s financial policies and the fight for equal rights for freed slaves.
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Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.
American statesman (1792-1868)
The future condition of the conquered power depends on the will of the conquerer.
American statesman (1792-1868)