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Tit for tat

Posted by Stephen on January 16, 2009 at 10:19

What does the saying "Tit for tat is fair play" mean?And where was it derived? We Chinese have a saying goes that "We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counter-attack." Do these two sayings mean the same?