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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
See they suffer death,
But in their deaths remember they are men,
Strain not the laws to read more
See they suffer death,
But in their deaths remember they are men,
Strain not the laws to make their tortures grievous.
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he read more
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for
in the image of God made he man.
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.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
