[...] in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred… — David Mitchell
[...] in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights," the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful.
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