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Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
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.
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
