“When an evil masochist dies, does he go to hell, or would heaven be a better punishment?”
Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author
“He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.”
Chi non punisce il male comanda che si faccia.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
Variant: He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
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