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Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.

Eric Hoffer

There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

Cicero

We wanted a little retribution.

Ian Burnham

The government opts for retribution against the only person it has brought to trial in relation to 9/11.

Gerald Zerkin

So, although they were the most vocal, there were a lot of other teams involved that were going across the line, so I don't think you'll see that retribution.

Jim Jennings

If the U.S. occupies Iraq, it will have the best opportunity in the short term to provide both law and order, prevent retribution and begin the processes by which Iraqis inside and outside can refashion their political system and move toward democratic reforms.

Phebe Marr

The only sentencing objectives to be achieved in this case are deterrence and retribution.

Johann Engelbrecht Sc

It (the arrest) won't bring her back, and we're not the kind of family that is all for retribution and hanging him from the highest gallows, but we want him to pay his debt and acknowledge that he did this.

David Randolph

We arrived at the conclusion that the objective conditions do not exist for meaningful discussion because (Mugabe's party) ZANU-PF is embarking on mass retribution against our members in the rural areas.

Morgan Tsvangirai

Well, if that is true, then are we cheating the families of the victims of the 98 percent of all murderers who are never executed out of their closure and retribution? Is the death penalty utilized on a fair, impartial basis? Absolutely not.

Sister Helen Prejean

We see movies that go from peace to violence and retribution. I hope this movie will show people going from retribution to peace.

Nate Saint

Many perceive a grave risk in speaking with us. On one hand, there is a fear of prosecution or arrest. On the other, there is a fear [that] former regime supporters will exact retribution. This is, in part, why we do not yet fully understand the central issue of regime intentions.

Charles Duelfer