Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
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.
We who live in prison, and in whose
We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
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!
Organized crime in America takes in over
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
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.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
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.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
There are dreadful punishments enacted
There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves; but it were much better to make such good provisions, by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so to be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and dying for it.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
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.
The reformative effect of punishment is
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
