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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.
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.
 Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
   - Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck,  
 Let them stew in their own grease (or juice).
   - Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck, 
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
 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.] 
 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can 
bear.  
 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can 
bear. 
I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
 Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the 
criminal.  
 Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the 
criminal. 
 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, 
so shall it be done read more 
 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, 
so shall it be done to him;
 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath 
caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.