“[Referring to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde] ... Will civilization never reach humane ideals? Will men always punish most severely the sins… — Frank Harris Copy Share Image
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It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
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I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even… — Archie Manning Copy Share Image
Any show that has 'party non-invite' as its central conflict drums up the operatic high drama of a good Russian novel. It's… — Carole Radziwill Copy Share Image
Three things are required of you: the wishes you made when you first knew the breadth of this life; the contract you… — Jesse Ball Copy Share Image
It was very interesting to me that when Louisiana was destroyed in that flood the fundamentalists were very quick to say, it's… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The perils, rewards, punishments, and fulfillments of an adventure must be real, or the adventure is only a shifting and heartless nightmare.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The American people have determined that the good to be derived from capital punishment - in deterrence, and perhaps most of all… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Big Nog and me are two different types of fighters. Nogeuira lived by his chin, he wasn't afraid to take a lot… — Josh Barnett Copy Share Image
It is pretty clear in the Bible story that the whale swallowing Jonah wasn't meant as a punishment from God, it was… — Phil Vischer Copy Share Image
A sincere acquaintance with ourselves teaches us humility; and from humility springs that benevolence which compassionates the transgressors we condemn, and prevents… — Jane Porter Copy Share Image
Different victims, different survivors of different crimes will choose to pursue different paths. And hopefully, over time, we can collectively transform our… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
If you look at any religious description of hell, it is the same as human society, the way we dream. Hell is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Since love of God is the highest felicity and happiness of man, his final end and the aim of all his actions,… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
I love peace, and am anxious that we should give the world still another useful lesson, by showing to them other modes… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Nobody ever got anything from God on the grounds that he deserved it. Haven fallen, man deserves only punishment and death. So… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, those ministers who are found to have been unfaithful shall have a most terrible punishment. See Ezek. xxxiii.… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
As the world continues to turn away from the use of the death penalty, it is a glaring anomaly that China, Saudi… — Irene Khan Copy Share Image
Every obstruction of the course of justice,--is a door opened to betray society, and bereave us of those blessings which it has… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
There were times when I thought I got a bit more punishment than was coming to me, but I don't regret a… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
Fellow senators balked at punishing Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York though he was caught in a series of transactions that earned… — William Greider Copy Share Image
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both… — Irwin Shaw Copy Share Image
The Auschwitz praxis was based on a new principle: for one portion of mankind, existence itself is a crime, punishable by humiliation,… — Emil Fackenheim Copy Share Image
But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms,… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion who have handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you… — Bob Marshall Copy Share Image
A man of discernment, meditating on the healing Divine Providence, bears with thanksgiving the misfortunes that come to him. He sees their… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!” Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
If the ordinary wage-earner worked four hours a day, there would be enough for everybody, and no unemployment — assuming a certain… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Embracing a certain quotient of racial bias and discrimination against the poor is an inexorable aspect of supporting capital punishment. This is… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I… — Andrew Fastow Copy Share Image
If you are sentenced to torture for a crime, yes, that is a cruel punishment. But the mere fact that somebody is… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just,… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
To use what has a boundary to pursue what is limitless is dangerous; with this knowledge, if we still go after knowledge,… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
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Murder is a horror, but an often necessary horror, never criminal, which it is essential to tolerate in a republican State. Is… — Marquis de Sade Copy Share Image
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