When we're healthy we respond to the presence of the hateful with fear and nausea.

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When we’re healthy we respond to the presence of the hateful with fear and nausea. This quote captures the way we respond to hate when we’re healthy. When we’re sick, however, we respond with fear and nausea. If you peer into the depths of your soul, you can see that hate is a sickness. When you feel hate, it means that some part of yourself is sick and in need of care.

Source: A Clockwork Orange

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