The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
In prisons, those things withheld from
In prisons, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
Fear can be like a prison. It is,
Fear can be like a prison. It is, however, a self made prison. Many are imprisoned by fear. No one else can liberate them from this prison. Others may inspire them but they must liberate themselves.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
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.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
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.
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
Fast closed with double grills
Fast closed with double grills
And triple gates – the cell
To wicked souls is hell;
But to a mind that's innocent
'Tis only iron, wood and stone.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
Whatever is worthy to be loved for
Whatever is worthy to be loved for anything is worthy of preservation. A wise and dispassionate legislator, if any such should ever arise among men, will not condemn to death him who has done or is likely to do more service than injury to society. Blocks and gibbets are the nearest objects with legislators, and their business is never with hopes or with virtues.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
