Marc DeGirolami asks in relation to the killing of OBL, "Is Vengeance Forbidden?"
Vengeance could be used to name an emotion, in which case it seems to be not the same as hate but is related to anger. As Mr. DeGirolami notes, St. Thomas Aquinas links the act of the will named vengeance to justice. It is not the same as hatred.
More from Dr. Fleming: Rule By Assassination II (Dr. Fleming also examines Ayn Rand in Jerks: The Individualist, Part I.)
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