What antidote can there be for an idea that popular and poisonous? Rev…

Kurt Vonnegut
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What antidote can there be for an idea that popular and poisonous? Revenge provides revenge, which is sure to provide revenge, forming an endless chain of human misery. Here's the antidote: Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Amen.
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