Crime Quote by Lewis E. Lawes

“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…

— Lewis E. Lawes

“What Mr. Osborne did not see clearly was that prisoners are, actually, people who have quarreled with the law. That regardless of motivating forces…

— Lewis E. Lawes

“What is this thing Law that brands man with the indelible insignia of shame from which he can never escape? Law is the process…

— Lewis E. Lawes

“Since time began man has been struggling with the problem of behavior. In early days, when almost every human attribute had its counterpart in…

— Lewis E. Lawes

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

— Lewis E. Lawes

“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…

— Lewis E. Lawes

“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.…

— Lewis E. Lawes

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

— Lewis E. Lawes

As if one crime of such nature, done by a single man, acting individually, can be expiated by a similar crime done by all…

— Lewis E. Lawes

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

— Lewis E. Lawes

“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…

— Lewis E. Lawes

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

— Lewis E. Lawes