Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
There's no greater threat to our
There's no greater threat to our independence, to our cherished freedoms and personal liberties than the continual, relentless injection of these insidious poisons into our system. We must decide whether we cherish independence from drugs, without which there is no freedom.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
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.
Experts and the educated elite have
Experts and the educated elite have replaced what worked with what sounded good. Society was far more civilized before they took over our schools, prisons, welfare programs, police departments and courts. It's high time we ran these people out of our lives and went back to common sense.
If two people fight on the street, whose
If two people fight on the street, whose fault is it? Who is the criminal? It is the government’s responsibility because the government has not educated the people to not make mistakes. The people have inadequate, incompetent education, so they make mistakes! It is such a fraud.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
