A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
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.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
They were being driven to a prison,
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!
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.
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.
The power of punishment is to silence,
The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
A just chastisement may benefit a man,
A just chastisement may benefit a man, though it seldom does; but an unjust one changes all his blood to gall.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
I sometimes wish that people would put a
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
