Difference Equation

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“I never see any difference in boys. I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

“Jail sentences have many functions, but one is surely to send a message about what our society abhors and what it values. This week, the equation was twofold: female infidelity twice as bad as male abuse, the life of a woman half as valuable as that of a man. The killing of the woman taken in adultery has a long history and survives today in many cultures. One of those is our own.”
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