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 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 are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
 My object all sublime
 I shall achieve in time--
  To let the punishment fit the crime.  
 My object all sublime
 I shall achieve in time--
  To let the punishment fit the crime. 
 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. 
 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for 
eye, tooth for tooth, hand read more 
 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for 
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
 Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something 
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more 
 Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something 
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead. 
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
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.