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.
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.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
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.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
Why would anyone expect him to come out
Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.
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.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
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.
Women have worked hard; starved in
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.
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 wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
Law is merely the expression of the will
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation.
