Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't believe in vengeance. Really, when all is said and done, I probably don't believe in punishment.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
I want to be indifferent to vengeance. It's degrading. Not having a spirit of vengeance protects me, internally.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance.
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that point, but that's the work of God.
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Vengeance is the act of turning anger in on yourself. On the surface it may be directed at someone else, but it is a surefire recipe for arresting emotional recovery.