[Jean Valjean listens intently throughout the young man's rationale, and then appears to take a moment for consideration before he answers.]
Yes, a festival is a simple way to bring people together. The goal should be to find common values and a common purpose, that each side might better understand the other.
[A festival may not dissolve the hatred and suspicion that have calcified in the hearts of those most extreme in their opposition, but it would perhaps be a start for the average citizen to open their hearts.]
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Yes, a festival is a simple way to bring people together. The goal should be to find common values and a common purpose, that each side might better understand the other.
[A festival may not dissolve the hatred and suspicion that have calcified in the hearts of those most extreme in their opposition, but it would perhaps be a start for the average citizen to open their hearts.]