The problem was, you couldn't have one without the other. There couldn…

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The problem was, you couldn't have one without the other. There couldn't be a bad guy unless there was a good guy to create the standard. And there couldn't be a good guy until a bad guy showed just how far off the path he might stray. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2006). The Tenth Circle, p.31, Simon and Schuster
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