#retribution

Since governments take the right of death over their people, it is not astonishing if the people should sometimes take the right of death over governments." [On Water] ↗

— Guy de Maupassant

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#government #people #punishment #retribution #revolts

Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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#retribution #forgiveness