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You have to get even with Kent. It's a moral imperative.
— Chris Knight ‧ Real Genius
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker urges revenge by calling it a moral duty. That grand phrase makes getting even sound necessary and principled, rather than merely satisfying a grievance. The humour lies in the gap between the elevated justification and the plainly personal aim of settling a score with Kent.
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