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.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
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!
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
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.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
It was only when I lay there on the
It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between social classes nor between political parties, but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, bless you, prison, for having been a part of my life.
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.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
