"He who the sword of heaven will bear Should be as holy as severe; Pattern in himself to know, Grace to stand, and virtue go; More or less to others paying Than by self-offences weighing. Shame to him whose cruel striking Kills for faults of his own liking!"
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William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure (1603), Act III, scene 2, line 275.
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