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.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
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.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
A just chastisement may benefit a man,
A just chastisement may benefit a man, though it seldom does; but an unjust one changes all his blood to gall.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
No man survives when freedom fails. The
No man survives when freedom fails. The best men rot in filthy jails, and those who cry 'appease, appease' are hanged by those they tried to please.
I never told a victim story about my
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
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?
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
