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Originally Posted by Voodoo
Is it not barbarian to steal from others? Or would you say that's "Civilized"?
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I'd say that abandoning the third grade "they started it!" attitude would be civilized
Obviously, punishing crime is important. However, choosing not to stoop to the level of barbarians no matter what has happened is what true civilization consists of. Punishment should be determined by the rational brain, not the enraged heart.
Moral superiority requires restraint. Societies which lack such restraint inevitably come to embody the very things they try to prevent.