The general public knows practically nothing about the prison and appears to be little concerned about how it is managed and how prisoners are treated.

No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.

The prison, above all others, should be the most human of institutions.

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results.

Some go to prison for stealing, and others for believing that a better system can be provided and maintained than one that makes it necessary for a man to steal in order to live.