Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Paradise Lost or Pragmatism?
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“Amongst men, forgiveness can only mean: to give up vengeance, to keep quiet and do as if nothing happened, which means: to walk away by principle, while vengeance will always remain with the other and does not put an end to the relationship. ... Reconciliation, on the other hand, originates in the acceptance of what befalls us. ... Whoever reconciles with the other just accepts to carry on his shoulder the burden that, anyhow, weighs on the other. This means that it re-establishes equality. This is why reconciliation is the exact opposite of forgiveness which establishes inequality.” (Hannah Arendt cited in Maggiori, 2005, section entitled Un ange passé, para. 2).
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