“It would be well to punish the mob, but punishing the mob would not cure the evil which was the cause of the mob.” — Carl L. Becker, The Eve of the Revolution
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Quote of the Day
“Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day’s receipts.” — Sheri S. Tepper, The Visitor
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“To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation, is the sentiment of a barbarian.” — William Godwin, Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
Quote of the Day
“Regret is an emotion, and it is also a punishment that we administer to ourselves.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow
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