The common error of the one and the other is to believe that they are defending a just cause, killing for a just cause, and risking an unjust death. They become cruel like a hunted beast…. Those truly responsible keep a prudent distance.

XREF: Echoes moral symmetry themes found in literature on conflict, where opposing sides each claim righteousness (cf. Orwell on war, or the cycle of violence narratives).

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 644