“It is human nature not to forgive easily and not to forget easily. However, this is one of the important tasks of mankind, to always create brotherhood and peace.”

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“However, perhaps the main point is that you are under no obligation to analyse variance into its parts if it does not come apart easily, and its unwillingness to do so naturally indicates that one’s line of approach is not very fruitful.”

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