| First, a decision to imprison the man for contempt of court should never be taken too quickly. |
| Rather, we differ from other nations only in our high propensity to imprison nonviolent offenders and to incarcerate them for long periods. |
| During the war, it was used first to garrison Union troops and then to imprison up to 2,000 Confederate soldiers. |
| The authorities still arrest and imprison unsanctioned bishops and priests. |
| They have the freedom to imprison themselves within a state of mind, and the freedom to liberate themselves from it. |
| If one assigns to the authorities the power to imprison or even to kill people, one must restrict and clearly circumscribe this power. |
