"A judge who cannot punish, in the..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A judge who cannot punish, in the end associates themselves with the criminal.
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“There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't.”
“So you would rather suffer an injustice than do an injustice?”
“We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties, and history bears witness to the fact that a just nation is trusted on its word when recourse is had to armaments and wars to bridle others.”
More on Punishment
“O. J. Simpson has already received the ultimate punishment: For the rest of his life he has to associate with golfers.”
“And where the offense is, let the great axe fall.”
“Three things prompt men to a regular discharge of their duty in time of action: natural bravery, hope of reward, and fear of punishment.”