Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

I stew all night in my own grease.

I stew all night in my own grease.

Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

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.