“I am not skilled at inventing punishments.” “Nor are they to my taste. I enjoy creating conditions of… — Jack Vance
“I am not skilled at inventing punishments.”
“Nor are they to my taste. I enjoy creating conditions of justice. All too often, however, I must ordain harsh penalties. It is the disagreeable side to my work. The preferences of the criminal, of course, can’t be considered; as often as not, he will opt for leniency even no punishment whatever.”
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