Imprisonment can be endured as continued productive struggle rather than defeat.
Evidence
Moving away from those imprisoned by and for enormity toward those jailed only by their own temperaments, we expect to feel a lower temperature of desperation. … But this isn’t necessarily the case. Whether they suffer from the freakishness of neurons, or a part of God’s plan, those depressed and frightened in the midst of the world are free in only some legal sense of the term. — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 754 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: For stateless people, imprisonment can paradoxically secure more rights than freedom.; Even jail does not limit the courage of some souls. — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 754
Related
- Even jail does not limit the courage of some souls. (similarity 0.85)
- A prisoner’s daring ultimatum secured freedom for most detainees (similarity 0.84)
- For stateless people, imprisonment can paradoxically secure more rights than freedom. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Even jail does not limit the courage of some souls.
#exemplifies(0.85) — Thomas Mallon, A Book of Ones Own People and Their…, 754 - For stateless people, imprisonment can paradoxically secure more rights than freedom.
#complicates(0.75)