One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell…

William Makepeace Thackeray
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One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1853). Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, p.141
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One of the great conditions of anger and hatred is, that you must tell and believe lies against the hated object, in order, as we said, to be consistent. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1853). Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, p.141

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