We should leave to God the care of avenging us, because...

Le Petit Journal

We should leave to God the care of avenging us, because revenge, as well as justice, does not belong to the domain of man. We must combat, in our children, that desire for revenge, which is a remnant of savage instinct. Revenge is an outburst which has no place in civilization, any more than in morals.

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October 11, 1924
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