Prison is a second-by-second assault on the soul, a day-to-day degradation of the self, an oppressive steel and brick umbrella that transforms seconds into hours and hours into days. — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
“The men laugh at the witty line, but it is not a belly laugh. Beasley's mouth is in a wide smile, but his eyes do not laugh, for there is little reason for joy. And if eyes are indeed mirrors… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
At the risk of quoting Mephistopheles I repeat: Welcome to hell. A hell erected and maintained by human-governments, and blessed by black robed judges.… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
Do you see law and order? There is nothing but disorder, and instead of law there is the illusion of security. It is an… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
The United States is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none. — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
Before this generation goes on to its ancestors, we should, we must, do our level best to pass on our lessons, so that they… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
If the Constitution can be used against one, it can be used against all. — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
The role of television is the illusion of company, noise. I call it the fifth wall and the second window: the window of illusion. — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
If they survive, today's children will inherit a world that our fathers and grandfathers have ravaged, where the seas are acidic cesspools that the… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
I have learned not to do predictions. It's not helpful, psychologically. I don't sit and fret about things. — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
