Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
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.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
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.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
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.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
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 mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
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.
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.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
