In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
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.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
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.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
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.
We're in a war. People who blast some
We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
There are dreadful punishments enacted
There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves; but it were much better to make such good provisions, by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so to be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and dying for it.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
Before we can diminish our sufferings
Before we can diminish our sufferings from the ill-controlled aggressive assaults of fellow citizens, we must renounce the philosophy of punishment, the obsolete, vengeful penal attitude. In its place we would seek a comprehensive, constructive social attitude - therapeutic in some instances, restraining in some instances, but preventive in its total social impact. In the last analysis this becomes a question of personal morals and values. No matter how glorified or how piously disguised, vengeance as a human motive must be personally repudiated by each and every one of us.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
The power of punishment is to silence,
The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
