The third rule of war

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But performance and intellectual ability and even principles, can't guarantee a victory. We saw this with the 2004 election.

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And the 2000 elections showed that having more votes doesn't count, either.

This is a point that I have been wondering about over the last few days. Does one honor and respect anyone who is willing to sacrifice there well-being and life for a cause that they believe in?

There are different meanings to the word "love" -- the love for one's spouse is different from the love for one's best friend for instance. I think that there are different kinds or levels of "respect".I do have a grudging respect for anyone who will sacrifice their life for a cause or belief or honor. But there is a different level of respect I feel depending on how they arrive and maintain their ideals -- is it through deep soul-searching? Or is it through a justified anger that spurs the individual on, or perhaps an unjustifed hatred? This does affect the level of respect that I feel.Then there is the type of respect that I have for those whose ideals themselves are ideals that I can admire, even if I don't share them, and whose devotion to those ideals lead them behave nobly.This may be something like what you are saying here.