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Let me hear tidings of joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed exult. Hide Your face from my sins; blot out all my iniquities.
King David, The Bible, Psalms 51:8-9

A friend might beat you for a laugh, but only an enemy will tell you "it's for your own good."
Boneclaw Mother, Digger

Eat it, it's good for you.
Many parents, Real Life

Also, sometimes the robot comes to the logical conclusion that the biggest threat to humanity is itself and pro tip: if anyone or anything is ever motivated by "save you from yourself", you get the heck out of there as fast as you can because no good has ever come from that sentence.

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