One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Organized crime in America takes in over
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
I asked a man in prison once how he
I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
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.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
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.
They took away my money, my family, and
They took away my money, my family, and my security. Why couldn't they destroy my ideas? We will question them in court tomorrow as we trigger The Revolution of all revolutions!
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
I never told a victim story about my
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
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.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
