“All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.”

—  Joseph De Maistre

"Fifth Dialogue," p. 149
St. Petersburg Dialogues (1821)

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Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat 1753–1821

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