one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. one's view on war and political violence depends on perspective

Word forms

one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter

Etymology

English has various similar expressions; compare one man's trash is another man's treasure, one man's meat is another man's poison, and so forth.

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