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The consequences of their conduct, which in good minds (and many of theirs are probably such) might produce penitence or amendment, are unable to pursue the rapidity of their flight.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski notes the disconnect between the consequences of actions and the moral reflections they should provoke.
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