Insanity Defense Reform

Famous quotes containing the words insanity, defense and/or reform:

    We have psychologized like the insane, who make their insanity greater by striving to understand it.
    Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)

    There’s no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn’t invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II½. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it’s possible.
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)

    ...the way to reform has always led through prison.
    Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)