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Meaning
The quote says that efforts focused on scolding and punishing people can backfire. It suggests that people are more likely to react negatively when they are not being taught or helped to improve. The contrast is between reform through education and control through punishment.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Bret Stephens
American conservative columnist
Bret Louis Stephens is an American conservative columnist. He has been an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a senior contributor to NBC News since 2017. Since 2021, he has been the inaugural editor-in-chief of SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish Conversations. His work appears in opinion journalism and public commentary, with writing shaped by politics, current affairs, and Jewish conversation.
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