A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
It was only when I lay there on the
It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between social classes nor between political parties, but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, bless you, prison, for having been a part of my life.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
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.
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.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
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.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
