Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; read more

It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all chastisement is a kind of medicine.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Frieth in his own grease.

Frieth in his own grease.

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more

Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.