Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
I asked a man in prison once how he
I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
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.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
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.
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 penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
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.
