Adam Smith quote: Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the ...

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

~ Adam Smith ~

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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the sa...

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