"How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!"

This quote by Michel de Montaigne speaks with the hypocrisy of society and its propensity to evaluate and condemn others for their actions. Montaigne is recommending that the condemnations of society are often more criminal than the criminal activity itself. He is implying that society is frequently too fast to evaluate and condemn others without taking into account the circumstances of the criminal activity or the individual who devoted it. He is also recommending that society is too excited to pass judgement and that this judgement is often harsher than the criminal activity itself. This quote talks to the need for society to be more understanding and thoughtful when it comes to evaluating and condemning others. It also speaks to the need for society to be more aware of the situations of the criminal activity and the individual who dedicated it before passing judgement. Montaigne's quote is a suggestion that society need to be more conscious of its judgement which it ought to be more understanding and compassionate when it comes to evaluating and condemning others.