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Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Justice
Right
Feels
Even
Outsiders
Directly
Revenge
Involved

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