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Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; read more
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all chastisement is a kind of medicine.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.
The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.
I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why read more
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.
