Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
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.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
There is no peace because the making of
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
The torment of human frustration,
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and 'mangled mind' leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Mere factual innocence is no reason not
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.
I am an expert of electricity. My father
I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison.
The only effect of public punishment is
The only effect of public punishment is to show the rabble how bravely it can be borne; and that every one who hath lost a toe-nail hath suffered worse.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
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.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
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 guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
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.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
