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... prison remembers . The man who's been in prison remem- bers . Cesare Pavese brings the message home most forcefully : " The lonely man , who's been in prison , goes back to prison every time he eats a piece of bread . " The woman who ...
... prison remembers . The man who's been in prison remem- bers . Cesare Pavese brings the message home most forcefully : " The lonely man , who's been in prison , goes back to prison every time he eats a piece of bread . " The woman who ...
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... prison there is competi- tion for the few jobs , competition for cell block or prison farm , with the greatest rewards going to those who are most obliging . I do not believe that regimentation and tight scheduling are inherently evil ...
... prison there is competi- tion for the few jobs , competition for cell block or prison farm , with the greatest rewards going to those who are most obliging . I do not believe that regimentation and tight scheduling are inherently evil ...
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... prison training centers for the job market , and the best , only the very best , of our prisons are only a last ditch effort to rehabilitate those our schools failed . Fewer than half the students presently enrolled in New York City ...
... prison training centers for the job market , and the best , only the very best , of our prisons are only a last ditch effort to rehabilitate those our schools failed . Fewer than half the students presently enrolled in New York City ...
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The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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