The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
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.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
The idea that the sole aim of punishment
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
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.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
I just remember that disturbing feeling
I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
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.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
The power of punishment is to silence,
The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
