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What did "that book" say?
Something about "an eye for an eye"?
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By "that book", I presume you mean The Bible? If so, "that book" said
the following, which is actually the exact opposite of what you're advocating:
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Originally Posted by Matthew 5:38-39
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
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"An eye for an eye" originally came from the Code of Hammurabi, written approximately 1500 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi