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This reads as a warning that hatred damages the one who holds it before it harms anyone else. It suggests resentment becomes a burden on the mind and character, so the quote is less about the target than about the cost of staying consumed by anger. It lands in moments when bitterness starts to shape someone’s choices, friendships, or sense of peace.
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About Bret Stephens
American conservative columnist
Bret Louis Stephens is an American conservative columnist. He has been an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a senior contributor to NBC News since 2017. Since 2021, he has been the inaugural editor-in-chief of SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish Conversations. His work appears in opinion journalism and public commentary, with writing shaped by politics, current affairs, and Jewish conversation.
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