Executioner Quotes

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— On our return to Port Royal, I granted you clemency. And this is how you thank me? By throwing in your lot with him? He's a pirate.
— And a good man. If all I've achieved here is the hangman will earn two pairs of boots instead of one, so be it. At least my conscience will be clear.
— You forget your place, Turner.
— It's right here, between you and Jack.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Governor Weatherby Swann
Will Turner
James Norrington
Pirates
Rescue
Conscience

Sorcery — the ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death. Augustine Nicholas relates that a poor peasant who had been accused of sorcery was put to the torture to compel a confession. After enduring a few gentle agonies the suffering simpleton admitted his guilt, but naïvely asked his tormentors if it were not possible to be a sorcerer without knowing it.

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Ambrose Bierce
The Devil's Dictionary
Witchcraft
Torture
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