Quote by Victor Hugo

The merciful precepts of Christ will at last suffuse the Code and it will glow with their radiance. Crime will be considered an illness with its own doctors to replace your judges and its hospitals to replace your prisons. Liberty shall be equated with health. Ointments and oil shall be applied to limbs that were once shackled and branded. Infirmities that once were scourged with anger shall now be bathed with love. The cross in place of the gallows: sublime and yet so simple.

The merciful precepts of Christ will at last suffuse the Cod

Summary

This quote suggests that the teachings of Christ, centered around mercy and compassion, will eventually pervade society's legal system. Instead of punishing criminals, they will be treated as individuals afflicted with an illness, receiving care from specialized professionals in hospitals, rather than being subjected to confinement in prisons. Liberty will be associated with overall wellness, as physical ailments, previously treated with anger, will be approached with love and healing. It proposes a shift from using the gallows as a symbol of punishment to employing the cross as a symbol of redemption, presenting a sublime and uncomplicated alternative.

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