Alternatives Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison, the only house in a slave…

— Henry David Thoreau

A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.

— Rick Steves

The choice people have to make is never between slavery and freedom. We will always have to choose between slavery and the unknown.

— Rachel Naomi Remen

We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default.

— James Forman, Jr

They say the state should not impose on its citizens a preferred way of life, but should leave them as free as possible to…

— Michael Sandel

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

— Henry David Thoreau

It is seldom that statesmen have the option of choosing between a good and an evil.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“States do not grapple with decarceration strategies & explore alternatives bc of an ethical recognition of the continuing harms of prisons or an understanding…

— Erica R. Meiners

“Under a goverment which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison”

— Henry David Thoreau

“It is not possible for others to keep us prisoners if we want to be free”

— Mimi Novic

“That's all the freedom we can hope for - the freedom to choose our prison.”

— L.M. Montgomery

In an unjust society the only place for a just man is prison.

— Henry David Thoreau