Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by… — Tacitus
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
Habet aliquid ex iniquo omne magnum exemplum, quod contra singulos, utilitate publica rependitus.
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