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The crimes we every day punish are really below the penalties we inflict.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The crimes we every day punish are really below the penalties we inflict.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the penalties imposed for crimes often do not match the severity of the offenses committed.
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