"Tirez sur tous les geais bleus que vous voulez, si vous pouvez les toucher, mais souvenez-vous que c'est un péché de tuer un oiseau moqueur."
— Atticus Finch
Simplified Meaning:
You can harm or get rid of things that don't cause problems, but it's wrong to harm or kill something that only brings happiness and does no harm.
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