There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
The reformative effect of punishment is
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
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.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
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.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare This prison where I live unto the world; And, for because the world is populous, And here is not a creature but myself, I cannot do it. Yet I'll hammer it out.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
A country is in a bad state, which is
A country is in a bad state, which is governed only by laws; because a thousand things occur for which laws cannot provide, and where authority ought to interpose.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
