There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness.

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There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness.

Fred Rogers

2003

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Overcoming evil Forgiveness

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2003

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Fred Rogers

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Rogers, Fred. The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. Hachette Books, 2019, p. 62.

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