Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime

If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.

If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.

Frieth in his own grease.

Frieth in his own grease.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.

The best of us being unfit to die, what an unexpressible absurdity to put the worst to death.

One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.

One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.