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To: Noumenon
Furthermore, as Rilke once put it: "We should forgive our enemies, but not until they are hanged."

That wasn't Rainer Maria Rilke, but rather his antithesis, Heinrich Heine:

"Man sollte seinen Feinden vergeben, aber nicht, bevor sie aufgehängt sind."

Regards,

14 posted on 01/14/2017 7:31:10 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

Excellent


16 posted on 01/14/2017 7:32:58 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: alexander_busek

Thanks for the correction. Got my wires crossed on that one.


18 posted on 01/14/2017 7:33:31 AM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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