Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of - "Of Punishment," Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections (1750)

Wherever a Knave is not punished, an honest Man is laugh’d at.

George Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633–1695) English politician and essayist
“Of Punishment,” Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections (1750)
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