What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
There's no greater threat to our
There's no greater threat to our independence, to our cherished freedoms and personal liberties than the continual, relentless injection of these insidious poisons into our system. We must decide whether we cherish independence from drugs, without which there is no freedom.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
Any punishment that does not correct,
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece of gratuitous infamy which makes those who impose it more guilty in the eyes of humanity, good sense and reason, nay a hundred times more guilty than the victim on whom the punishment is inflicted.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
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.
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.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
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.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
