When the Nazis came for the communists,
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
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.
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.
On average, drug prisoners spend more
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
One of the many lessons that one learns
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
I can tell you this on a stack of
I can tell you this on a stack of Bibles: prisons are archaic, brutal, unregenerative, overcrowded hell holes where the inmates are treated like animals with absolutely not one humane thought given to what they are going to do once they are released. You're an animal in a cage and you're treated like one.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
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.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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.
It is impossible to go through life
It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
