“There's never been an act done since the beginning, from a kid stealing candy to a dictator committing genocide, that the person doing it didn't think he was fully justified. That's a mental trick called rationalizing, and it's done the human race more harm than anything else you can name.”
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“And power without compassion is the worst kind of evil there is.”
“What is discovered may be abused, but that does not mean the discovery was evil.”
“To reprove a harm-doer, put him to shame by doing a good deed in return.”
“Listen within to find shining poetry and hear extraordinary music. You are a work of art.”