Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
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.
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 is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
The best situation of all, and one
The best situation of all, and one frequently utilized, is for jails and prisons to allow volunteer ministers of all faiths to enter prisons and offer their services to the inmates who want them. That way, the religious needs of inmates are met but without government funds being spent.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare This prison where I live unto the world; And, for because the world is populous, And here is not a creature but myself, I cannot do it. Yet I'll hammer it out.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
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.
We shall not yield to violence. We shall
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
