Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
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.
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
When you are younger you get blamed for
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
We have initiated programs for re-entry
We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
To make punishments efficacious, two
To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
They were being driven to a prison,
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
I was in prison, and you came unto me.
I was in prison, and you came unto me. Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~(Jesus Christ) Matthew 25:36, 40
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
No man survives when freedom fails. The
No man survives when freedom fails. The best men rot in filthy jails, and those who cry 'appease, appease' are hanged by those they tried to please.
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!
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.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
