Most people fancy themselves innocent of
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
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.
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
They took away my money, my family, and
They took away my money, my family, and my security. Why couldn't they destroy my ideas? We will question them in court tomorrow as we trigger The Revolution of all revolutions!
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
Women have worked hard; starved in
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.
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.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Mere factual innocence is no reason not
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.
Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
Taught from infancy that beauty is
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
