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.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
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.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
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.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
In jail a man has no personality. He is
In jail a man has no personality. He is a minor disposal problem and a few entries on reports. Nobody cares who loves or hates him, what he looks like, what he did with his life. Nobody reacts to him unless he gives trouble. Nobody abuses him. All that is asked of him is that he go quietly to the right cell and remain quiet when he gets there. There is nothing to fight against, nothing to be mad at. The jailers are quiet men without animosity or sadism.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
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.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
Show me the prison, Show me the jail,
Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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%.
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
