Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
It was only when I lay there on the
It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between social classes nor between political parties, but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, bless you, prison, for having been a part of my life.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
One should respect public opinion
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
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.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
