The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
There's no greater threat to our
There's no greater threat to our independence, to our cherished freedoms and personal liberties than the continual, relentless injection of these insidious poisons into our system. We must decide whether we cherish independence from drugs, without which there is no freedom.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature,
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
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.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
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.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
The contagion of crime is like that of
The contagion of crime is like that of the plague. Criminals collected together corrupt each other; they are worse than ever when at the termination of their punishment they re-enter society.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
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.
