Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
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.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Women now have choices. They can be
Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
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.
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.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
Show me the prison, Show me the jail,
Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.
Whatever is worthy to be loved for
Whatever is worthy to be loved for anything is worthy of preservation. A wise and dispassionate legislator, if any such should ever arise among men, will not condemn to death him who has done or is likely to do more service than injury to society. Blocks and gibbets are the nearest objects with legislators, and their business is never with hopes or with virtues.
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 are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
