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He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]
Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
Frieth in his own grease.
Frieth in his own grease.
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.
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
