I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
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.
No obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
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.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Since 1957, black people have
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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!
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
The only effect of public punishment is
The only effect of public punishment is to show the rabble how bravely it can be borne; and that every one who hath lost a toe-nail hath suffered worse.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
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.
