Private Revenge is a kind of wild Iustice.
He that returnes wrong for wrong, violates the Law, not the Person.
The fear of private revenge is a profitable restraint, for lawes are too often asleep.
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Private Revenge is a kind of wild Iustice.
He that returnes wrong for wrong, violates the Law, not the Person.
The fear of private revenge is a profitable restraint, for lawes are too often asleep.