Prisons Quotes

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All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no human being should ever be put away. — Barbara Deming
Already this war on gangs in California is taking money from universities to build prisons, and the universities have some clout. — Tom Hayden
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously. — Mills Lane
More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused as children. — John Powell
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells. — George Bernard Shaw
Order derived through submission and maintained by terror is not much of a safe guaranty; yet that is the only "order" that governments have ever… — Emma Goldman
Experts and the educated elite have replaced what worked with what sounded good. Society was far more civilized before they took over our schools, prisons,… — Walter E. Williams
Are the prisons overpopulated, or is the population over-imprisoned ? — Michel Foucault
Or is it the mind state that's ill, creating crime rates to fill the new prisons the build — Talib Kweli
Christians are meant to have the same vocation as their King, that of cross-bearers. It is this conscience of a high calling and of partnership… — Richard Wurmbrand
The question is not whether there is intelligent life out there, the question is, whether there is intelligent life down here. As long as you… — Jacque Fresco
Make not your thoughts your prisons. — William Shakespeare
Gaza is often described as 'the world's largest open air prison' because no one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit… — Banksy
Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason. — Eric Holder
Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls of… — Eric Burdon
Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo… — Joanna Lumley
Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems. — Alva Myrdal
Eventually, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes. — Neal A. Maxwell
There is nothing so confining as the prisons of our own perceptions. — William Shakespeare
As an actor I worked for seven years with a community theater company based in London. We used improvisation techniques to take stories to young… — Jenny Downham

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