I’m aware of the quote being for that reference. But I wanted to extend the quote to be more applicable to general life.
Of course lethal force is rational as proportional self-defence, hence why I specified the ‘not too eager to let live’. Because while mercy and kindness are a Good, it is no good if that comes at the cost of your survival as eg. a minority. You gotta reason with most, but you gotta punch a fascist.
The difference between one million and one billion is roughly one billion.