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.
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 share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
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.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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!
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
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.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
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.
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.
We who live in prison, and in whose
We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Prison continues, on those who are
Prison continues, on those who are entrusted to it, a work begun elsewhere, which the whole of society pursues on each individual through innumerable mechanisms of discipline.
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.
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.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
