Virtue pardons the wicked, as the
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
Law is merely the expression of the will
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature,
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
The uneven impact of actual enforcement
The uneven impact of actual enforcement measures tends to mirror and reinforce more general patterns of discrimination (along socioeconomic, racial and ethnic, sexual, and perhaps generational lines) within the society. As a consequence, such enforcement (ineffective as it may be in producing conformity) almost certainly reinforces feelings of alienation already prevalent within major segments of the population.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
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 difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
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.
