 Every one, whoever he may be and however down-trodden he may be, demands — though perhaps instinctively, perhaps unconsciously — respect for his dignity as a human being. The convict knows himself that he is a convict, an outcast, and knows his place...  The House of the Dead: A Novel in Two Parts - Page 106by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 1915 - 284 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Konstantin Mochulsky, Константин Мочульский - Literary Criticism - 1971 - 716 pages
...authorities' repugnance in their dealings can drive the most meek of them to crime. "The convict himself knows that he is a convict, an outcast, and knows his place before the authorities; but by no brands, by no shackles will you force him to forget that he is a man." Some... | |
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