I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
Any punishment that does not correct,
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece of gratuitous infamy which makes those who impose it more guilty in the eyes of humanity, good sense and reason, nay a hundred times more guilty than the victim on whom the punishment is inflicted.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
The reformative effect of punishment is
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
I never told a victim story about my
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
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.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
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.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Intellectual despair results in neither
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage; whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them.
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
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
