If the law is too mild, private vengeance comes in.
“If the law is too mild, private vengeance comes in.”
“And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.”
“Pardoning the bad, is injuring the good.”
“He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.”
“The questioners had that beautiful detachment and devotion to stern justice of men dealing in death without being in any danger of it.”
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