I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature,
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Concepts of justice must have hands and
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. That is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
Governments have tried to stop crime
Governments have tried to stop crime through punishment throughout the ages, but crime continued in the past punishment remains. Crime can only be stopped through a preventive approach in the schools. You teach the students Transcendental Meditation, and right away they’ll begin using their full brain physiology sensible and they will not get sidetracked into wrong things.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
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.
To make punishments efficacious, two
To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
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.
Law is merely the expression of the will
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
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.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
The perfection of a thing consists in
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
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.
Women now have choices. They can be
Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
