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If it was somewhat more likely that the criminal would escape, I can easily see the death penalty being justfied. Better that the criminal should die than that he should escape and kill more innocent people. But given the fact that our jails are pretty secure, I don't think it's justified.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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