“Do you know what 'nemesis' means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an 'orrible cunt... me.”— Guy Ritchie, Brick Top Polford, Alan Ford, imdb.com
“You don't want justice. You want anger. You want outrage. You want retribution.”— Severiano Canales, Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington, imdb.com
“There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African understanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as to redress or restore a balance that has been knocked askew.”— Desmond Tutu, newyorker.com
“He shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.”— Isaiah, biblehub.com
“Here is America struck by God Almighty in one of its vital organs, so that its greatest buildings are destroyed. Grace and gratitude to God. America has been filled with horror from north to south and east to west, and thanks be to God. What America is tasting now is only a copy of we have tasted. O…”— Osama bin Laden, nytimes.com