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Prison Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
- One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary…
- A good social system is not to be secured by making people unselfish, but, by making their own vital impulses fit in with other peoples.…
- One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond…
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