W. H. Auden Quotes
Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.
W. H. Auden
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Camille Paglia
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S. I. Hayakawa
Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.
C. J. Cherryh
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Peter Carey
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Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.
W. H. Auden
