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.

The criminal, like the artist, is a social explorer.

The criminal, like the artist, is a social explorer.

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...

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.

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...

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

Toward no crimes have men shown themselves so cold- bloodedly cruel as in punishing differences...

It is to their crimes that most great men are indebted for their gardens, their...

It is to their crimes that most great men are indebted for their gardens, their...

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

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...

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...

Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.

Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.

Camaraderie ends when crime begins.

Camaraderie ends when crime begins.

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about...

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about...

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...

They sent me to the pen for five years for a crime that was never...

They sent me to the pen for five years for a crime that was never...

This (Tokyo nerve gas attack) was done not by people with a political ideal but...

This (Tokyo nerve gas attack) was done not by people with a political ideal but...

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

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...

Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.