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Mistrust all in whom the urge to punish is strong!
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher and poet
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, “Of the Tarantulas” (1892) [tr. Hollingdale (1961)]
Added on 24-Mar-15 | Last updated 24-Mar-15
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Topics: moralizing, penal, punishment, retribution
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Publilius Syrus (d. 42 BC) Assyrian slave, writer, philosopher [less correctly Publius Syrus]
Sententiae [Moral Sayings], # 113 [tr. Lyman (1862)]
Added on 17-Mar-15 | Last updated 15-Feb-17
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Topics: guilty, harsh, innocence, innocent, justice, law, mercy, penal, punishment
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