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"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."

Lois McMaster Bujold, American Writer

Duty, Justice, Living

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"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."

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"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die."

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"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."

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