Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Quote by Elizabeth Fry

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Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

A crime against god is a demonstrated impossibility

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of...

The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of...

The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue...

The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that is often considered perfectly...

Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that is often considered perfectly...

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too

It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

There's some fine line there where you could say, `I don't hate gays. I didn't...

There's some fine line there where you could say, `I don't hate gays. I didn't...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening...

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening...

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who...

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who...

Let's commit the perfect crime, I'll steal your heart and you'll steal mine.

Let's commit the perfect crime, I'll steal your heart and you'll steal mine.