"Punishment tames the man, but does not make him “better.”"

"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 s…"

"By punishing the criminal the moral man hopes to dissuade the evil imprisoned in his own breast from escaping. Fear o…"

"Cavendum est ne major pœna quam culpa sit; et ne iisdem de causis alii plectantur, alii ne appellentur quidem."

"Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by exa…"

"Hail, hieroglyphic State machine, Contrived to punish fancy in; Men that are men in thee can feel no pain, And all th…"

"My object all sublime I shall achieve in time — To let the punishment fit the crime — The punishment fit the crime; A…"

"Something lingering with boiling oil in it…. something humorous but lingering—with either boiling oil or melted lead."

"The wolf must die in his own skin."

"Do not hurry over punishments and do not be pleased and do not be proud of your power to punish."