Punitive Quotes

25 Punitive quotes by 23 unique authors

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered. — John Cleese
There must be a punitive expedition against the Jews in Russia, a punitive expedition which will expect: death sentence and execution. Then the world will… — Julius Streicher
We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and… — Arthur C. Brooks
There are some things, but not too many, toward which the countryman knows he must be properly respectful if he would avoid pain, sickness and… — Hal Borland
America is a nation fundamentally ambivalent about its children, often afraid of its children, and frequently punitive toward its children. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
It is an enduring truth, which can never be altered, that every infraction of the Law of nature must carry its punitive consequences with it.… — Thomas Troward
The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Anger is a signal that you're distracted by judgmental or punitive thinking, and that some precious need of yours is being ignored. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Do we need recourse to a happier state before the law in order to maintain that contemporary gender relations and the punitive production of gender… — Judith Butler
The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience… — Maria Montessori
Remember that veganism is a compassionate lifestyle not a punitive religion. Enjoy it! And if the going gets rough, it's better to relax the rules… — Unknown Author
We proceeded systematically, village by village and we destroyed the houses, filled up the wells, blew down the towers, cut down the shady trees, burned… — Winston Churchill
A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to… — Gregory S. Paul
I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta. — Romano Prodi
Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer… — Ken Blackwell
Cottage cheese is one of our culture's most visible symbols of self-denial; marketed honestly, it would appear in dairy cases with warning labels: this substance… — Caroline Knapp
Clearly our first task is to use the material wealth of space to solve the urgent problems we now face on Earth: to bring the… — Gerard K. O'Neill
The sales tax is the best and most equitable tax. The gasoline tax, which is nothing but a sales tax, has proven painless, productive and… — Will Rogers
Bush is almost always clear when he's speaking cruelly. For example, when the subject is the punitive infliction of great pain, there is no problem… — Mark Crispin Miller
Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits. — Rick Perry
We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all… — Brian D. McLaren
In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don't mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions.… — Saul Bellow
Punitive murder by the police and by vigilantes has existed in all societies at some point, and probably still exists in most. — Teju Cole
The payment of taxes is an obvious and insistent duty, and its sanction is usually punitive. — Unknown Author
The law of karma is neither fatalistic nor punitive; nor is man a hapless, helpless victim in its bonds. God has blessed each one of… — J P VASWANI

Who Wrote These Punitive Quotes

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