The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a God.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Mere factual innocence is no reason not
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Organized crime in America takes in over
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
