Famous quotes containing the words punishment and/or mechanism:
“Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting, in some countries.”
—Mike Myers (b. 1964)
“The law isn’t justice. It’s a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)