“(Evil people) do not believe in forgiveness. Their transgressions are either punished or not punished. That is the only result that matters.”
“All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished.”
“People can talk tough without having to do the primitive math of violence, because they believe that law enforcement will either intervene and stop or punish an attacker.”
“Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment.--Mark Twain”
“It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.”
“punishing people who don't know what they've done is barbaric"" forgive them for know not what they do”