As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
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.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
If we look at Houston, which is a very
If we look at Houston, which is a very environmentally toxic place, we find that it has one of the highest levels of young men going to prison and also among the highest levels of illiteracy in the country.
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where evil is impossible because they are the crossroads of all the evil in the world. One cannot commit evil in hell.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
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.
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.
It is safer that a bad man should not be
It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
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.
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.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
When you are younger you get blamed for
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
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.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
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.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
