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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil read more
It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil to form an alliance with good.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
