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.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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?
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
The idea that the sole aim of punishment
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.
Taught from infancy that beauty is
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
Mere factual innocence is no reason not
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.
I never saw a man who looked With such a
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
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.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Fast closed with double grills
Fast closed with double grills
And triple gates – the cell
To wicked souls is hell;
But to a mind that's innocent
'Tis only iron, wood and stone.
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.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
