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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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.
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
Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]
Punishment follows close on crime.
[Lat., Culpam poena premit comes.]
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
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.
