"Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil -- and if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty."
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Aristotle
(384-322 BC) Greek philosopher
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Nicomachean Ethics, 340 B.C.
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It's called revenge... the source of endless conflict.
 -- E Archer, NYC     
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    very sad but true
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    Bosnia
     -- warren, olathe     
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    I regard justice as my right and I will have it.
     -- Ken, Allyn, WA     
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     -- Anonymous      
     -- Abner, AURORA      
    Sad, but unfortunately true. I, however, agree with Gandhi... an eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.
     -- Anonymous     
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    Every culture defines its own justice. There is no 'right' answer to the question of how to respond to evil. Just as there is no answer as to why men to evil to one another. Still yet, an eye for an eye does not always imply evil to be done to evil.
     -- Anonymous     
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    Aristotle is not correct here, he is referring to the mentality of boys. Men realize that for most part they are dealing with immature mentally disordered boys, and girls for that matter, and try to correct the incorrect ill behavior. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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