Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
There are dreadful punishments enacted
There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves; but it were much better to make such good provisions, by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so to be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and dying for it.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
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.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
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.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit; But life, being weary of these worldly bars, Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
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.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
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.
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.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
