Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
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.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
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.
Women now have choices. They can be
Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
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.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
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.
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.
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.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
