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Elizabeth Fry - Punishment is not for revenge, but to...
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal. (Elizabeth Fry)

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Elizabeth Fry

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