"Fear succeeds crime - it is its punishment.

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Fear follows crime and is its punishment.
More Voltaire quotes
"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
"Fear could never make a virtue.
"Fear follows crime and is its punishment.
"The punishment of criminals should be of use when a man is hanged he is good for nothing.
"The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
"I tried to believe in God, but I confess to you that God meant nothing in my life, and that in my secret heart I too felt a void where my childhood fa...
"It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.