# CCVII explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A single aphoristic statement suggesting that for one who has never wronged another, revenge is a virtue.

## Themes in this chapter

### Justice and Revenge

The chapter presents revenge as a virtue for the innocent, reframing it within a moral framework.

## Key lines

> In him who has never wronged another, revenge is a virtue.

For a person who has never harmed anyone, seeking revenge is a morally good act.

_The chapter redefines revenge as virtuous when enacted by the innocent._

## Links

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