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.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Concepts of justice must have hands and
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. That is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us,
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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 difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
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.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
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.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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.
