In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it. (Robert Gould Shaw)

In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it.

Robert Gould Shaw

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