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.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
I was in prison, and you came unto me.
I was in prison, and you came unto me. Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~(Jesus Christ) Matthew 25:36, 40
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
Whatever is worthy to be loved for
Whatever is worthy to be loved for anything is worthy of preservation. A wise and dispassionate legislator, if any such should ever arise among men, will not condemn to death him who has done or is likely to do more service than injury to society. Blocks and gibbets are the nearest objects with legislators, and their business is never with hopes or with virtues.
Governments have tried to stop crime
Governments have tried to stop crime through punishment throughout the ages, but crime continued in the past punishment remains. Crime can only be stopped through a preventive approach in the schools. You teach the students Transcendental Meditation, and right away they’ll begin using their full brain physiology sensible and they will not get sidetracked into wrong things.
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.
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
No obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
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.
