Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
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.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
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.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
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.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
I sometimes wish that people would put a
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
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.
The worst prison is not of stone. It is
The worst prison is not of stone. It is of a throbbing heart, outraged by an infamous life.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
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.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
Why would anyone expect him to come out
Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.
