Punitive measures whether administered by police, teachers, spouses or parents have well known standard effects: (1) escape-education has its own name for that: truancy, (2) counterattack-vandalism on schools and attacks on teachers, (3) apathy-a sullen do-nothing withdrawal. The more violent the punishment, the more serious the by-products.

Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people often are.

Somehow people get the idea I think we should be given gumdrops whenever we do anything of value.

Science is a willingness to accept facts even when they are opposed to wishes.

A child who has been severely punished for sex play is not necessarily less inclined to continue; and a man who has been imprisoned for violent assault is not necessarily less inclined toward violence.

Behavior is determined by its consequences.

A piece of music is an experience to be taken by itself.