There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
ISIS is a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
There are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take tabernacles, now what is our duty. To prepare tabernacles for them;… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Religion must be used in furthering great works of justice and reform. It must be used to establish right relations between different… — John Haynes Holmes Copy Share Image
“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more… — V.G. Hiemstra Copy Share Image
We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
In many large urban areas, the majority of working age African American men now have criminal records and are thus subject to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
“Thistle flashes a wicked smile. "Oh, you haven't heard that one? The government struck a bargain with a cannibal, and they use… — Jack Heath Copy Share Image
“Having described the unprecedented scale of imprisonment in America, we may still ask: is America’s use of imprisonment really a justifiable (and… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
Instead of spending the time and the money and the manpower on the front end, when children first transgress - and when… — Edward Humes Copy Share Image
Our emphasis here is based not only on the growing seriousness of drug-related crimes, but also on the belief that relieving our… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“Once the criminal has served his time, he returns to his old neighborhood. There’s a good chance he’s been psychologically damaged by… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
A lot of people who end up being horrible criminals when they are adults had very abusive childhoods. You can have sympathy… — Mary L. Trump Copy Share Image
It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
“Well, you may abuse me, be angry with me if you like," Porfiry Petrovitch began again, "but I can't resist. Allow me… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
The people who died in the Twin Towers in that terrible crime mattered. The people who were bombed to death in dusty… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
“In many criminals, especially youthful ones, it is possible to detect a very powerful sense of guilt which existed before the crime,… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
The influence of the Gang of Four should not be underrated, but it should be noted that 97 or 98 per cent… — Deng Xiaoping Copy Share Image
I have examined the death penalty under each of its two aspects: as a direct action, and as an indirect one. What… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
The truth is, the liberal policies of the elite class have done little to improve the lot of those who depend so… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
I've never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong.… — George Zebrowski Copy Share Image
Figures cannot calculate the amount collected by those public and private robbers: it is more than would liberate every slave in the… — Anne Royall Copy Share Image
I never thought I was cut out for a life of crime. I even felt guilty when I accidentally stole a Subbuteo… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
“Justice is the state that exists when there is equity, balance, and harmony in relationships and in society. Injustice is the state… — Ken Wytsma Copy Share Image
“None of these apparent sightings interested Hawksmoor, since it was quite usual for members of the public to come forward with such… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
“As an artist you look into yourself to understand the human potential to be all kinds of things that are not necessarily… — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
“Every law that curbs my basic human freedom; every lie about the things I care for; every crime committed against me by… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
No I don't think that's possible. I think it...after 14 years under truth serum had I committed the crime I would have… — John Wayne Gacy Copy Share Image
You need me, just whistle," he said as he arranged his ball cap over his eyes against the sun leaking through the… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
Fans are always asking me where I get my ideas from. The answer is that I'm very curious, and I get inspiration… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Indeed, what is startling about the notion of a victimless crime is that even when the behavior in question is genuinely victimless,… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
The moral abhorrence of private prisons has been brought to our attention by courageous acts of investigative journalism, illuminating scholarship, and the… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
Who does not know that kings and rulers sprang from men who were ignorant of God, who assumed because of blind greed… — Pope Gregory VII Copy Share Image
Have you ever noticed that the only metaphor we have in our public discourse for solving problems is to declare war on… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
But [your crime] will be there, one hundred times denied, always there, dragging itself behind you. Then you will finally know that… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
When I look at Perfidia, I think, "That's a Pulitzer Prize winner. That's a National Book Award winner." It's not going to… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
![“I've never been accused of a felony. I never spent time behind bars except for a few overnight jail times back in the Sixties. [But] I think there's a little bit of a criminal in all of us. Everybody's done something they don't want anybody to know about.” quote by Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/9cf/johnny-cash-1517_accused_i-ve-never-been-accused-of-a-felony-i-ne_2579150.jpg)
![“But [your crime] will be there, one hundred times denied, always there, dragging itself behind you. Then you will finally know that you have committed your life with one throw of the die, once and for all, and there is nothing you can do but tug our crime along until your death. Such is the law…” quote by Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/1aa/jean-paul-sartre-220_behind-you_but-your-crime-will-be-there-one-hundred_2620706.jpg)
