“ Society is too well protected by prisons, banishment, criminal investigators, penal servitude. ”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment (1867). copy citation
| Author | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
|---|---|
| Source | Crime and Punishment |
| Topic | prison society |
| Date | 1867 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2554/2554-h/2554-h.htm |
Context
“The vain and foolish are particularly apt to fall into that snare; young people especially. ” “ Yes, you see. Well then? ” “ What then? ” “ that’s not my fault. So it is and so it always will be. He said just now (he nodded at Razumihin) that I sanction bloodshed. Society is too well protected by prisons, banishment, criminal investigators, penal servitude. There’s no need to be uneasy. You have but to catch the thief. ” “ And what if we do catch him? ” “ Then he gets what he deserves. ” “ You are certainly logical. But what of his conscience? ” “ Why do you care about that? ””
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