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Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.

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Tertullian
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Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
Carthage
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
Hate
Long
Men
Unjustly
Remain
Ignorance

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