“The fear of punishment may deter some, the fear of exposure others; but there is no real reforming power in fear or punishment.”
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“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
— Robert G. Ingersoll
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“The fear of punishment may deter some, the fear of exposure others; but there is no real reforming power in fear or punishment.”
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