Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
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.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
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.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
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.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
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.
