Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Punishment can do a lot for criminals, and send a message to the rest of society.
By 'justice', I understand nothing more than that bond which is necessary to keep the interest of individuals united, without which men would return to their original state of barbarity. All punishments which exceed the necessity of preserving this bond are, in their nature, unjust.
Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished.
Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.
Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.
I don't agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Madam, I have come from a country where people are hanged if they talk.
It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.
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