The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
We have our own system, ... and
We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the government might not wish to have revealed. The important thing is that our system, under which journalists can write without fear or favor, should continue.
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.
A country is in a bad state, which is
A country is in a bad state, which is governed only by laws; because a thousand things occur for which laws cannot provide, and where authority ought to interpose.
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
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.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
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.
Since 1957, black people have
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
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 torment of human frustration,
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and 'mangled mind' leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
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.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
