Revenge

Revenge

Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized as a form of justice, an altruistic action which enforces societal or moral justice aside from the legal system. Referred to as a kind of "wild justice", as described by Francis Bacon.

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Famous quotes containing the word revenge:

    “Follow me if I advance! Kill me if I retreat! Revenge me if I die!”
    —Ngo Dinh Diem (d. 1963)

    “The wind,
    Tempestuous clarion, with heavy cry,
    Came bluntly thundering, more terrible
    Than the revenge of music on bassoons.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)