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Punishment
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“The fault no child ever loses is the one he was most punished for.”
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“Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.”
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“Even the wicked get worse than they deserve.”
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“Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one ...”
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“Are there any punishments in life but our joys turned against us?”