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Quotation from Tales (Selection) by Edgar Allan Poe

“I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.”

Edgar Allan Poe (spoken by Montresor)

Tales (Selection), The Cask of Amontillado (Project Gutenberg Raven Edition text)

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

In the opening paragraph Montresor sets out his conditions for a revenge that will satisfy him.

Citation: "I must not only punish, but punish with impunity." — Edgar Allan Poe, Tales (Selection), The Cask of Amontillado (Project Gutenberg Raven Edition text). (id poe-tales-q8)

Portrait: Edgar Allan Poe, circa 1849, restored, squared off, Unknown author Unknown author ; Restored by Yann Forget and Adam Cuerden, Public domain.

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