Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't believe in vengeance. Really, when all is said and done, I probably don't believe in punishment.
Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.
I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance.
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.
Justice is revenge.
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
I want to be indifferent to vengeance. It's degrading. Not having a spirit of vengeance protects me, internally.
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Vengeance is the act of turning anger in on yourself. On the surface it may be directed at someone else, but it is a surefire recipe for arresting emotional recovery.