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Quote by Michel Foucault

“it is the certainty of being punished and not the horrifying spectacle of public punishment that must discourage crime”

Book:Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Work

Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Focusing on the historical transformation of punishment from public spectacle to solitary confinement, Michel Foucault examines the role of power and control in the development of the penal system. more

Author

Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher known for his critical analysis of knowledge, power, and discourse. His work covered a wide range of topics, including madness, prisons, sexuality, archaeology of knowledge, and biopolitics. Foucault's ideas have had a profound impact on postmodernism, critical theory, and cultural studies. more

“I think war is just part of human nature. And I’m fascinated by human nature – especially the dark side. I always have been. It doesn’t make me a Devil worshipper, no more than being interested in Hitler makes me a Nazi. I mean, if I’m a Nazi, how come I married a woman who’s half Jewish?”

Ifs Thinking Humans Mean Has Beens War Sides Dark Half Human Nature Married Devil Fascinated Nazi Dark Side Worshippers

Book:I Am Ozzy

Source: I Am Ozzy

“Kettle thingies. Yum.”

Kettles

Author:Lauren DeStefano

“We are born into this world unarmed - our mind is our only weapon.”

World Mind Born This World Weapons Unarmed

Author:Ayn Rand

“Mike drank straight from the carton, wiped his mouth, and stared at her. "You've been acting freaky. Are you high? Can I have some if you are?”

Ifs Acting Mouths Mike Drank Freaky

Book:Pretty Little Liars: The First Half 8-Book Collection: Pretty Little Liars, Flawless, Perfect, Unbelievable, Wicked, Killer, Heartless, Wanted

Source: Pretty Little Liars: The First Half 8-Book Collection: Pretty Little Liars, Flawless, Perfect, Unbelievable, Wicked, Killer, Heartless, Wanted

“Now, back to my vacation idea.” Finn grinned, showing off his perfect white teeth. “Just think about it. You, Owen, me, and Bria, all happily ensconced in a swanky hotel by a beautiful beach. Bria in a bikini. You and Owen doing your own thing, Bria in a bikini. Did I mention Bria in a bikini?”

Thinking Ideas Beautiful White Perfect Teeth Beach Hotel Vacation Showing Off Bikinis White Teeth Beautiful Beach Doing Your Own Thing

Book:Thread of Death

Source: Thread of Death

“She had known happiness, exquisite happiness, intense happiness, and it silvered the rough waves a little more brightly, as daylight faded, and the blue went out of the sea and it rolled in waves of pure lemon which curved and swelled and broke upon the beach and the ecstasy burst in her eyes and waves of pure delight raced over the floor of her mind and she felt, It is enough! It is enough!”