The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
To be in prison so long, it's difficult
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
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.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
We have our own system, ... and
We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the government might not wish to have revealed. The important thing is that our system, under which journalists can write without fear or favor, should continue.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
