No obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
Women now have choices. They can be
Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
Fear can be like a prison. It is,
Fear can be like a prison. It is, however, a self made prison. Many are imprisoned by fear. No one else can liberate them from this prison. Others may inspire them but they must liberate themselves.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
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.
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.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
Three hundred years ago a prisoner
Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: “It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.”
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 my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
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.
Here the great art lies, to discern in
Here the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to be to restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.
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.
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.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit; But life, being weary of these worldly bars, Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
In jail a man has no personality. He is
In jail a man has no personality. He is a minor disposal problem and a few entries on reports. Nobody cares who loves or hates him, what he looks like, what he did with his life. Nobody reacts to him unless he gives trouble. Nobody abuses him. All that is asked of him is that he go quietly to the right cell and remain quiet when he gets there. There is nothing to fight against, nothing to be mad at. The jailers are quiet men without animosity or sadism.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
