Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. (Adam Smith)

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

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