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.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
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 guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
Any punishment that does not correct,
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece of gratuitous infamy which makes those who impose it more guilty in the eyes of humanity, good sense and reason, nay a hundred times more guilty than the victim on whom the punishment is inflicted.
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.
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.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
They took away my money, my family, and
They took away my money, my family, and my security. Why couldn't they destroy my ideas? We will question them in court tomorrow as we trigger The Revolution of all revolutions!
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
One should respect public opinion
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
While crime is punished it yet
While crime is punished it yet increases.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
