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I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too
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"I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too true tale of Quixote, shown how all such efforts fail"

- Lord Byron

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Lord Byron's quote is a reflection on the futility of trying to best wrongs and punish crimes. He is referencing the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, which tells the story of a guy who sets out to right wrongs and punish criminals. Regardless of his best efforts, Quixote stops working in his objective, and Lord Byron is recommending that this holds true for all such efforts. He is suggesting that it is difficult to truly right wrongs and penalize crimes, and that any efforts to do so will eventually stop working. This quote is a suggestion that justice is not always served, which sometimes the culprits go unpunished. Lord Byron's quote is a sobering suggestion of the reality of the world, and a call to action to continue to strive for justice, even when it seems difficult.

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Lord Byron This quote is written / told by Lord Byron between January 22, 1788 and April 19, 1824. He was a famous Poet from United Kingdom. The author also have 76 other quotes.

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