Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen. – Edward F. Halifax Category: Punishment
Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime. – Woody Allen Category: Punishment
Well, theres no one at all, they do be saying, but is deserving of some punishment from the very minute of his birth. – Lady Gregory Category: Punishment
Prisons dont rehabilitate, they dont punish, they dont protect, so what the hell do they do? – Jerry Brown Category: Punishment
Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience. – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, 1951 Category: Humility
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson Category: Government
When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. – Author Unknown Category: Gardens
To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Category: Experience
