Painterly two toy soldiers on scorched ground, one standing and one fallen, beneath a smoky sky.

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The Terminator

It's in your nature to destroy yourselves.

— Terminator 2: Judgment Day ‧ 1991

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker tells the people addressed that destroying themselves is part of their nature. The accusation presents self-destruction as an underlying tendency rather than a single mistake. Its blunt certainty gives the line a cold, fatalistic tone, allowing little room for change or escape.

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