Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons

I stew all night in my own grease.

I stew all night in my own grease.

My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.

My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.

Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd read more

Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd until they can feel whether
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather.

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

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

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

Let the punishment fit the crime

Let the punishment fit the crime

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

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.