the meaning of the law

(prisoner) 24601......

Javert: Prisoner 24601, your time is up and your parole's begun. You know what that means?

Jean Valjean: Yes. It means I'm free. 

Javert: No. Follow to the letter, your itinerary. This badge of shame, you'll show it till you die. It warns you're a dangerous man.

Jean Valjean: I stole a loaf of bread. My sister's child was close to death. And we were starving.

Javert: You will starve again unless you learn the meaning of the law.

Jean Valjean: I know the meaning of those 19 years – a slave of the law!

Javert: Five years for what you did. The rest because you tried to run. Yes, 24601.

Jean Valjean: My name is Jean Valjean!

Javert: And I'm Javert! Do not forget my name. Do not forget me. 24601.

Convicts: Look down, look down. You'll always be a slave. Look down, look down. You're standing in your grave.