Quote by Émile Durkheim
"Punishment serves not to harm the criminal but to reaffirm collective moral sentiments."
More from Émile Durkheim
"Man is a moral being only to the extent that he is a member of a society."
"Morality is not something that can be improvised. It is elaborated and kept alive by collective sentiment."
"The collective conscience is the foundation of society."
"Education is the most essential condition for the formation of citizens."