But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must p…

Victor Hugo
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But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God. ✨ Victor Hugo (1992). The Last Day of a Condemned Man: And Other Prison Writings, Oxford University Press, USA
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But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God. ✨ Victor Hugo (1992). The Last Day of a Condemned Man: And Other Prison Writings, Oxford University Press, USA

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