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“The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination. We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt.”

Way Self Hate Silence Doors Creatures Conscience Punishment Pity Guilty Convince Contempt Indifferent Deserving Depraved Wronged Extermination Guilty Conscience

Author:Eric Hoffer

“Sometimes I hate having a conscience, and a stupidly thorough sense of honor.”

Sometimes Hate Honor Conscience I Hate Thorough

Book:Fool Moon: Book two of The Dresden Files

Source: Fool Moon: Book two of The Dresden Files

“I hate a conscience. It's always making you feel low down and disreputable. I don't believe I will say anything to my children about one, and let them have some peace.”

Feels Believe Children Hate Lows Conscience I Hate Down And Don't Believe My Children Say Anything

Book:MARY CARY

Source: MARY CARY

“I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving.”

Facts Running Hate Car Conscience I Hate Driving Tenderness Environmentalist

Author:David Attenborough

“In the United States the whites speak well of the Blacks but think bad about them, whereas the Blacks talk bad and think bad aboutthe whites. Whites fear Blacks, because they have a bad conscience, and Blacks hate whites because they need not have a bad conscience.”

Thinking Needs Wells States Hate Speak United United States Racism Conscience

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

“I can't be a part of the problem. I hate the idea of a label just as much as anyone else but I'm with who I'm with, I love who I love and I'm if not a better actress than I was yesterday and my personal life should have no effect on that. I think that the injustice of people staying in the closet is more than I can bear with a clear conscience and I couldn't sleep at night if I was a part of that problem, if I was part of the lies.”

“Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war.”

War Hate Wish Conscience Guilty Chewing Guilty Conscience

Author:Thor Heyerdahl

“If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.”

Ifs World Hate Conscience Guilt Hated Wicked Approved Friendless Without Friends

Book:The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“I hate what you represent." ... "Power without conviction." Isana replied, her tone lifeless, matter of fact. "Ambition without conscience. Decent folk suffer at the hands of those like you.”

Matter Facts Hands Suffering Hate Like You Ambition Conscience I Hate Folks Conviction Tone Decent Matter Of Fact Lifeless

Book:Academ's Fury: The Codex Alera: Book Two

Source: Academ's Fury: The Codex Alera: Book Two