Dorothea Dix Quotes

The fact is that, in all prisons everywhere, cruelties on the one hand and injudicious laxity of discipline on the other have at times appeared and will, at intervals, be renewed except the most vigilant oversight is maintained.

People don't seem to be safe inside Pentonville, and now it transpires inmates can escape. That is the final straw. If they don't have control of the place, what is the point of it being there? This was built in 1842 and is totally inappropriate for modern needs.

Think of me as the weathered sheriff coming back into Dodge 'cause the youngsters are shooting up the church and scaring the horses and not doing right by the women.

I'm quite a disciplinarian: I can be a shouter. But I can be a very demonstrative kisser and hugger.

Steady, firm, and kind government of prisoners is the truest humanity and the best exercise of duty. It is with convicts as with children: unseasonable indulgence, indiscreetly granted, leads to mischiefs which we may deplore but cannot repair.

I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

The general public knows practically nothing about the prison and appears to be little concerned about how it is managed and how prisoners are treated.

Thus for each blunt-faced ignorant one The great grey rigid uniform combined Safety with virtue of the sun. Thus concepts linked like chainmail in the mind.

Arbitrary rules teach kids discipline: If every rule made sense, they wouldn't be learning respect for authority, they'd be learning logic.

Discipline must be maintained.

A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver

I was a strict disciplinarian, perhaps too strict at times, but my God, without discipline what is life?

You are absolute angels of the first order. If I were Pope, I’d canonize you.” “The Pope would probably love to turn a cannon on you!

Well, as much as I love kicking asses and taking names, it's way past curfew for you three"- Arriane

My subordinates followed my orders.

Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.

I'm LEP. A captain. No rent-a-cop gnome is going to stand in the way of my orders.

Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.

The military preferred - invariably - those who could be readily defined, assigned roles, understood, and controlled.

Stand by your bed and salute me.

My duty is to obey orders.

To the table or to bed, you must come when you are bid.