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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.
 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. 
 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his 
neck, and he cast into the sea, read more 
 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his 
neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of 
these little ones. 
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.]  
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.]