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"What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor"

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Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

— Samuel Richardson

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I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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