Quote by Marquis de Sade

Murder is a horror, but an often necessary horror, never criminal, which it is essential to tolerate in a republican State. Is it or is it not a crime? If it is not, why make laws for its punishment? And if it is, by what barbarous logic do you, to punish it, duplicate it by another crime?

Murder is a horror, but an often necessary horror, never cri

Summary

This quote challenges the traditional understanding of murder as a criminal act deserving punishment. It argues that in a republican state, murder should be tolerated as a necessary horror rather than criminalized. The quote questions the logic of punishing murder by committing another crime, suggesting that the approach of using punishment to address the act of murder might be seen as hypocritical. It sparks a debate on the role of the state in dealing with crimes and raises important questions about the ethics and effectiveness of punishment as a means of justice.

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