Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
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.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
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.
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.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
It is true you cannot eat freedom and
It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
We have initiated programs for re-entry
We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
To be in prison so long, it's difficult
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
