The state, therefore, which is bound to safeguard the complete well-being of its citizens, would be justified in putting such a man [a heretic] to death, removing him permanently from among men to whom he can do so much damage.
Catholic philosopher and theologian
Summa Theologica, Secunda Secundae, Question 11, Article 3 (interpretation of his justification for capital punishment)
c. 1265-1274
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