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“As if one crime of such nature, done by a single man, acting individually, can be expiated by a similar crime done by all men, acting collectively.” quote by Lewis E. Lawes — Download Open image

“As if one crime of such nature, done by a single man, acting individually, can be expiated by a similar crime done by all men, acting collectively.”

Lewis E. Lawes

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“I accompanied him to the first aid clinic to look at the would-be suicide. He was unconscious. Nurses were already on the spot with one of the prison doctors, all doing their best to revive him. I remained there until I saw his eyes flicker and was assured that the man would be saved. He was sent to the main…

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“Since time began man has been struggling with the problem of behavior. In early days, when almost every human attribute had its counterpart in celestial spheres, with favorite gods who presided over particular human emotions, an offense by a mortal was interpreted as an affront to the Deity. Only the death of the offender could propitiate the anger of the…

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Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.

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“He proceeded on the theory that confinement within the walls of the prison was punishment. That the law never intended to confine prisoners within…

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“Prison is the easiest way out for authority, as locks and keys are the warden's simplest tools. It does not require strong imagination or…

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“You've been with us a long time, Warden," he continued. "Have you ever found a man who really wants to be bad? Unconventional, yes. Contrary, perhaps. Maybe the fellow's stupid or selfish. But no one starts on this kind of life by wanting to be merely bad. You know how old Shakespeare put it. 'There is nothing good or bad,…

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“Guidance rather than deterrence is the answer to crime. It is the only course that promises permanence. Prison walls must not be permitted to…

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“To Max the law did not inspire respect but fear. Whom men fear, they do not respect.”

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“I am not afraid to die," he said. "We've all got to die. I've never had a headache, never had tuberculosis, or rheumatism, never…

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“Prisoners resent being questioned about crime motives. That is why psychiatry and psychological treatment in prisons have accomplished little with prisoners. The trouble is…

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