It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
We shall not yield to violence. We shall
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
I never saw a man who looked With such a
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
Fear can be like a prison. It is,
Fear can be like a prison. It is, however, a self made prison. Many are imprisoned by fear. No one else can liberate them from this prison. Others may inspire them but they must liberate themselves.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
I never told a victim story about my
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
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.
Fast closed with double grills
Fast closed with double grills
And triple gates – the cell
To wicked souls is hell;
But to a mind that's innocent
'Tis only iron, wood and stone.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
