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If you were looting my neighbors house, I promise that concept would have meaning for you.

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But then your maxim isn't:

"I would kill to preserve my neighbors property";

it's actually:

"I would kill to preserve my neighbors property, if and only if, X was true" (X being whatever circumstances you would need to kill)

Obviously the first claim ("I would kill to preserve my neighbors property") is pretty silly and not accurate.

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Think of it this way:

My axiom: "I would kill anyone who comes within 15 feet of my wife"

...when I actually meant "I would kill anyone who comes within 15 feet of my wife with a gun pointed at her".

See why the first claim isn't particularly accurate?