Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and mo…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture. ✨ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (1949). Words of Goethe: being the conversations of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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