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Dennis Prager

People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.

Dennis Prager

Strength

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Many people mistakenly think that being kind or good means being easy to push around, but true goodness actually requires inner strength. Those who lack strength, not those who are genuinely good, are the ones others exploit.

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