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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape. – Thomas Jefferson

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The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer. – Albert Ellis

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If you commit a crime, youre guilty. – Rush Limbaugh

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He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level. – Charles James Fox

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