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If Mythic Violence Is Lawmaking, Divine Violence Is Law-​destroying; If The Former Sets Boundaries, The Latter Boundlessly Destroys Them; If Mythic Violence Brings At Once Guilt And Retribution, Divine Power Only Expiates; If The Former Threatens, The Latter Strikes; If The Former Is Bloody, The Latter Is Lethal Without Spilling Blood
-Walter Benjamin
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If Mythic Violence Is Lawmaking, Divine Violence

Walter Benjamin
If Mythic Violence Is Lawmaking, Divine Violence Is Law-​destroying; If The Former Sets Boundaries, The Latter Boundlessly Destroys Them; If Mythic Violence Brings At Once Guilt And Retribution, Divine Power Only Expiates; If The Former Threatens, The Latter Strikes; If The Former Is Bloody, The Latter Is Lethal Without Spilling Blood
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