Quote#Death
I think putting thieves to death is not lawful; and it is plain and…
Quote byThomas More · 1478–1535
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Utopia (1516), Ch. 1 : Discourses of Raphael Hythloday, of the Best State of a Commonwealth.
English (original)
I think putting thieves to death is not lawful; and it is plain and obvious that it is absurd and of ill consequence to the commonwealth that a thief and a murderer should be equally punished
— Thomas More
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