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.
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.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
It is impossible to go through life
It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
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.
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.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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.
To be in prison so long, it's difficult
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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.
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.
