Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson. Voltaire
When I was in Bessastaðir I had a jug of water-and an ax. A well-sharpened ax is a fine tool. On the other hand I've never been fond of the gallows, and never less than when I wrestled a hanged man. Halldór Laxness
Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man. Nikita Khrushchev