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1. Arnold Judas Rimmer (ajr@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Aug-2017 03:41:30 UTC Arnold Judas Rimmer

   • ☦️St. Anástasis the Iranian☦️
   @gooz “ The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.
   
   The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly--the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the men in a plain light.
   
   The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled when he cannot help humbling others.”
   ― Robert E. Lee
   
   though you might like that
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   • Hallå Kitteh (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2017 00:54:29 UTC Hallå Kitteh

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     @ajr All good words, but who is the gentleman who spoke them? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/