"The Constitution was framed fundamentally as a bulwark against governmental power, and preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal of any society that purports to be governed by the rule of law."

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Source : "McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279". Dissenting opinion, 1987.

William J. Brennan

#Law Quotes #Punishment Quotes #Administration Quotes

“When I am trying to understand the method of winning in the endgame with two bishops against the knight, chess is a science, when I admire a beautiful combination or study, then chess is art, and when I am complicating position in the approaching time trouble of my opponent, then chess is sport.”

Source : S'pore Chess News, September 07, 2010.
“Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.”
“Everyone's so nice in Thailand, and it's a beautiful place - the temples, the culture. But everyone's so nice that it's almost inefficient.”
“I am quite spiritual. I believed in the fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the fairies. And the leprechauns. But I don't believe in God.”
“Making music has gotten easier; selling it has gotten harder. Making music has been democratized, but the market is in the hands of fascists.”

Source : "Film: 'Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out'". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. January 27, 2006.
“There is another reason journalists like to drink and eat together: they simply cannot think of better company.”
“I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.”
“Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; itâ€™s what the learner learns.”

Source : Alfie Kohn (2006). “Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

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