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(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.
(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.
Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
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- J.M. Coetzee
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- Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for J. M. Coetzee: documented birth year 1940; activity date not established. Wikidata Q43293, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43293 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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