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When I'm brave and strong, and care for children and the sick and the poor, I become a better person. And when I'm cruel, cowardly, or tell lies, or get drunk, I turn into someone less worthy, and I can't respect myself. That's the divine retribution I believe in
When I'm brave and strong, and care for children and the sick and the poor, I become a better person. And when I'm cruel, cowardly, or tell lies, or get drunk, I turn into someone less worthy, and I can't respect myself. That's the divine retribution I believe in
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Ken Follett
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Ken Follett: documented activity in 1974. Wikidata Q210669, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210669 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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