Albert Camus: What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very real one

What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishmen — Albert Camus

What will be left of the power of example if it is proved that capital punishment has another power, and a very real one, which degrades men to the point of shame, madness, and murder?

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