To make punishments efficacious, two
To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
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.
One of the many lessons that one learns
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
We're in a war. People who blast some
We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us,
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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 are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
I never saw a man who looked With such a
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.
Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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.
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 public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
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.
