My wife Amy sent me the following Voltaire quote (via A Word A Day).
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Something to chew on…
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Ahhh. That is what Raskolnikov missed in his quest to be outside the law and a great man. He only killed two people.
Fascinating book, Crime and Punishment. I think this “dangerous idea” is a universal theme…I keep running across it.