I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too true tale of Quixote, shown how all such efforts fail. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron Category: Punishment
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating. – Michel Foucault Category: Punishment
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free. – Horace Category: Punishment
An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome. – William Manchester Category: History
An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence. – Raymond Chandler Category: Age
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me. – English Proverb Category: Identity
