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At the centre Medieval law codes prescribed death for almost everything and almost never delivered it, and the reason is patronage rather than mercy. Holds APAda Palmer Read this korrent →

• Similar wording Giordano Bruno went to the stake because he had lost his patron, not because his thought had finally grown too radical. Holds APAda Palmer
• Similar wording Killing suspected drug smugglers at sea without trial is murder, because smuggling is not a capital offence. Holds SGScott Greenfield