No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
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.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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.
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.
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.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
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.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
If two people fight on the street, whose
If two people fight on the street, whose fault is it? Who is the criminal? It is the government’s responsibility because the government has not educated the people to not make mistakes. The people have inadequate, incompetent education, so they make mistakes! It is such a fraud.
