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Orson Welles

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Orson Welles is saying that fairness or true justice doesn't actually happen in life. Instead, what people experience depends more on chance, whether fortunate or unfortunate events.

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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.