They killed him because he was too innocent to live.

About This Quote

This quote is used to explain the harshness of killing someone for doing something that is not wrong at all. If you kill an innocent person, you will go to hell and be punished for all eternity. The fact that his innocence and lack of wrong-doings made him a target for the people who killed him makes this quote even more powerful.

Source: The Quiet American

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