#punishment

Men are punished by their sins, not for them. ↗

But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#death-penalty #punishment #the-last-day-of-a-condemned-man #vengeance #victor-hugo

Punishment can do a lot for criminals, and send a message to the rest of society. ↗

— Bill Bennett

#lot #message #punishment #rest #send

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#against #because #capital #capital punishment #children

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#because #fear #hope #indeed #lot

The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment. ↗

— Lyman Trumbull

#among #anyone #bill #citizens #civil

As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles. ↗

— Simone Weil

#blame #encourage #fear #kill #killers

In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime. ↗

— Andre Gide

#begin #hell #left #lifetime #other

There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#only #punishments #rewards

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. ↗