It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a God.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is a prisoner.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
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.
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Definition, rationality, and structure
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
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.
The best situation of all, and one
The best situation of all, and one frequently utilized, is for jails and prisons to allow volunteer ministers of all faiths to enter prisons and offer their services to the inmates who want them. That way, the religious needs of inmates are met but without government funds being spent.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
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.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
It is true you cannot eat freedom and
It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
One of the many lessons that one learns
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
