There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
We shall not yield to violence. We shall
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
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.
I just remember that disturbing feeling
I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Federal prison, if you get any of it,
Federal prison, if you get any of it, you're going to have to do 85% of it. And the reason why I called it that is because I had a friend who got sent to the federal joint and his whole... it wasn't about him being in jail. He cried about the 85%.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
A country is in a bad state, which is
A country is in a bad state, which is governed only by laws; because a thousand things occur for which laws cannot provide, and where authority ought to interpose.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
The contagion of crime is like that of
The contagion of crime is like that of the plague. Criminals collected together corrupt each other; they are worse than ever when at the termination of their punishment they re-enter society.
One should respect public opinion
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
It is safer that a bad man should not be
It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
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!
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
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.