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No evil deed can go unpunished. Any evil done by man will be redressed, if not now, then certainly later; if not by man, then certainly by God, for victory of evil over good can only be temporary.
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The quote expresses a belief in moral accountability: harmful acts will eventually be answered or corrected. Justice may come from people in the present or from God at a later time, but evil’s success is seen as temporary. The central message is that wrongdoing cannot permanently overcome what is good.
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