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To say that the children were born mute to punish the father for his cruelty reminds me of the story of the boy whose hands froze and who said, “This serves my father right for not buying me gloves!” When somebody is as terribly afflicted as these four children, it is not a punishment for the father; he is much less affected than the four children, although his cruelty must be considered.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"VI. 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Und vor allen Dingen, ob in einem solchen Fall, wo, wie Sie sagen, der Betreffende in seiner Jugend Vögeln die Zunge ausgerissen hat, ob das irgendwie in Betracht kommt, das kann man erst beurteilen, wenn alle anderen Fragen entschieden sind, denn das kann nur soweit in Betracht kommen, als der Betreffende vielleicht in seiner Jugend grausam war. Die Grausamkeit als solche, die Eigenschaft als solche, die kommt in Betracht. Von einer Strafe zu reden, ist in dem Falle nicht nur ausgeschlossen, weil es solche Strafen erstens nicht gibt, und zweitens, es wäre ja keine Strafe für den Vater! 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