Quotes I Like Dealing With Crime And Rehabilitation.

Like I've said, I have been generally against the idea of retribution and punishment for 30 years now. (But like I tell people, I still believe in things like moral responsibility and maybe deterrence being at least some part of our justice system.) But I brought up this next one in my recent post on moral progress. Quotes people have said through the years that I agree with. I think it's really great when I don't agree with the person who said it at all. Or when the quote is very old, which I think shows what I am talking about is universal and timeless.

Here are just a few.

“All punishment is mischief. All punishment in itself is evil.”
Jeremy Bentham.

“Hate the crime and not the criminal.”
Mahatma Gandhi.

“Life imprisonment is a hidden death penalty.”
Pope Francis.

“Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.”
Richard Wright.

“No one commits crime for the fun of it. It is a sign of a diseased mind. The causes of a particular disease should be investigated and removed.”
Mahatma Gandhi.

“People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.”
Mother Teresa.