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Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own
wrong-doing.
That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own
wrong-doing.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
Let the punishment be equal with the offence.
[Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
