“To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“All things truly wicked start from an innocence.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“If you put a chain around the neck of a slave, the other end fastens itself around your own.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary sourceWicked Innocence Punishment Compliments Freedom