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Auberon Waugh

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Auberon Waugh was a British journalist, author, and television personality known for his wit and his work across various media, including newspapers, magazines, and television. Born on November 17, 1939, and passing away on January 16, 2001, Waugh's career spanned several decades and made significant contributions to the field of journalism.

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“Judicial execution can never cancel or remove the atrocity it seeks to punish; it can only add a second atrocity to the original one ... So long as one sees killing as wrong there is no need to waste time with the deterrent argument, since it would be nonsense to try to prevent a theoretical evil in the future by perpetrating an actual one in the present.”

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“The main objection to killing people as a punishment...is that killing people is wrong”

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Book:Another Voice: An Alternative Anatomy of Britain

Source: Another Voice: An Alternative Anatomy of Britain

About the Author

Born: November 17, 1939
Died: January 16, 2001
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 27

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Another Voice: An Alternative Anatomy of BritainRelated source material

Will this do?: the first fifty years of Auberon Waugh : an autobiographyRelated source material

The diaries of Auberon Waugh, 1976-1985: a turbulent decadeRelated source material

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