I can establish the expectation of retributive justice. Have we done that? No. — Paddy Ashdown Copy Share Image
There are two forms of justice. There is what is called retributive justice and there is restorative justice. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
[On Senator Jesse Helms] I think he ought to be worried about what's going on in the Good Lord's mind, because if… — Nina Totenberg Copy Share Image
If you don't have properly constituted civic authorities you will encourage vigilantism and solo efforts at retributive justice - which is anarchy,… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Retributive justice did not arise from any Christian principle; almost every pre-Christian society dealt with wrongdoers by causing them pain. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair… — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African underTutustanding is far more restorative - not so much… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Retributive justice is one that says clobber him or clobber her because they clobbered me. So it emphasizes punishment. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
“Systems of retributive justice work well as long as they are proportional. However, in complex societies, where the State is the arbiter… — Daniel Waterman Copy Share Image
If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
“A system of justice does not need to pursue retribution. If the purpose of drug sentencing is to prevent harm, all we… — Daniel Waterman Copy Share Image