Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Summary

This quote suggests that the strictest form of justice may not always be the most effective approach. It implies that there are situations in which a more lenient or compassionate response could produce better outcomes. It raises the possibility that excessive punishment or rigid adherence to laws/standards may not address the underlying issues or promote true justice. Instead, considering alternative methods or strategies that prioritize understanding, empathy, and reconciliation could lead to more just and beneficial results for all parties involved.

Topics

Justice

By Abraham Lincoln

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want

It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.

Learning

It was really really neat to make the movie because there we

It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.

Cool

In theory, everybody buys the best and cheapest commodities

In theory, everybody buys the best and cheapest commodities offered to him on the market. In practice, if every one went around pricing, and chemically testing before purchasing, the dozens of soaps or fabrics or brands of bread which are for sale, economic life would become hopelessly jammed.

Life

They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to s

They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now.

Security

As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s,

As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And it'll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth.

Government

All beauty is sad. For it fades.

All beauty is sad. For it fades.

Beauty

Private reproof is the best grave for private faults.

Private reproof is the best grave for private faults.

Reform Correction

Why would I spend my time writing software in a language bel

Why would I spend my time writing software in a language below the grade of love, if I can use one that makes my brain sing?

David Heinemeier Hansson

Alone

Quality is pride of workmanship.

Quality is pride of workmanship.

W. Edwards Deming

Flexibility is crucial to my fitness. Incorporating a good w

Flexibility is crucial to my fitness. Incorporating a good warm-up and cool-down into every session decreases my chances of injury. I use both dynamic and static stretching in my training. I've starting doing a few yoga sessions which incorporates muscle strength and flexibility.

Samantha Stosur

Fitness

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand year

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way.

Christopher Alexander

Home

That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you

That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down.

Education