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Violence isn't the answer. Violence is the question; the answer is yes. A character who firmly believes in Thou Shalt Not Kill ends up being presented with a situation extreme enough that despite much compunctions and reservations, they are compelled to resort to violence-- and it works. It makes everything all right. It was the right thing to do all along. A classic Family-Unfriendly Aesop. Compare with Murder Is the Best Solution, Violence Is the Only Option. Examples of Violence Really Is the Answer include:

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  • Violence isn't the answer. Violence is the question; the answer is yes. A character who firmly believes in Thou Shalt Not Kill ends up being presented with a situation extreme enough that despite much compunctions and reservations, they are compelled to resort to violence-- and it works. It makes everything all right. It was the right thing to do all along. A classic Family-Unfriendly Aesop. Compare with Murder Is the Best Solution, Violence Is the Only Option. Examples of Violence Really Is the Answer include:
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  • Violence isn't the answer. Violence is the question; the answer is yes. A character who firmly believes in Thou Shalt Not Kill ends up being presented with a situation extreme enough that despite much compunctions and reservations, they are compelled to resort to violence-- and it works. It makes everything all right. It was the right thing to do all along. The character is usually, but not always, a Technical Pacifist or something to that extent. If they were an Actual Pacifist they would never resort to violence under any circumstances at all; if they were a Nineties Anti-Hero they would have no problem with it to begin with. In some versions they will be (self-)tortured after making this choice, but in others, it is surprisingly easy, and it really seems like the message is that pacifism is laughable, or at best impractical. A classic Family-Unfriendly Aesop. Compare with Murder Is the Best Solution, Violence Is the Only Option. Examples of Violence Really Is the Answer include:
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