Updated June 14, 2019 824 votes 144 voters 12.5k views
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A list of the best punishment quotes and sayings, including the names of each speaker or author when available. This list is sorted by popularity, so only the most famous punishment quotes are at the top. The authors of these historic punishment quotes are displayed next to each quote, so if you see one you like be sure to check out other inspirational punishment quotes from that same writer.
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It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.
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Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!
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Punishment is justice for the unjust.
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Every guilty person is his own hangman.
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And where the offence is, let the great axe fall.
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Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes.
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