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Absent Quote by Lucretius

“Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent,…” quote by Lucretius — Download Open image

“Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.”

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