MIGHT IS RIGHT
Might is right is a proverb. But it
is not morally just and fair. As an aphorism it asserts that those who hold
power enjoy the liberty to decide what is wrong and what is right. In such a
situation, morality and truth become insignificant.
In olden days, not only rulers but
also parents and teachers, friends and colleagues used this proverb in their
favour even when they were not ethically entitled to do so.
“Might” has a number of synonyms
like: force, power, strength, vigour,
potency, capability, capacity, authority and resourcefulness.
The implications of the proverb
might is right are: strength prevails, dominance rules, power dictates, authority is just, and resourcefulness
is more successful.
A society where might is right morality
is easily subdued. There is no fear of God. Due punishment can be made
impossible. Foul can be treated as fair, and fair can be treated as foul.
Look at the phrase: Money makes the mare grow.
Likewise, money power is stronger than any kind of moral power.
In reality, all human beings are born equally mighty. It is other
factors which make them weak or strong. A wealthy person is stronger than a
poor person even when the latter is more righteous, more truthful, more just
and fair.
Some nations are just stronger
than others on the basis of having not only a larger number of weapons but also
the more destructive ones.
Look at this famous quote: Sagacious spirits doubt all things, and hold
fast only to that which is demonstrably true. Human rights and wrongs are not
determined by Justice, but by Might. Disguise it as you may, the naked sword is
still king-maker and king-breaker, as of yore. All other theories are lies and
lures.
Finally, we often see that wrong majority
defeats the right minority because the proverb might is right prevails.
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G.R.Kanwal
19 September 2025
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