Punish

Famous quotes containing the word punish:

“You punish crimes committed, with us the thought of crime is a sin; you fear the voice of witness, we the sole voice of conscience.”
—Marcus Minucius Felix (2nd or 3rd cen. A.D.)

“We do not wish to injure you.... But if you again plunge your knives into the breasts of our people, I shall send a force which will severely punish you for your cruelties.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

“The god loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)