“The harm that I have not done, what harm it has done!”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
El mal que no he hecho, ¡cuánto mal ha hecho!
Voces (1943)
“Undoubtedly I have done harm to the society, but I have done it for defending my life, I would set fire to the whole world for it.”
Senza dubbio, ho fatto del male alla società, ma io facevo per difendere la mia vita; per essa avrei dato fuoco a tutto il mondo.
As quoted in Voci dall'ergastolo
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