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
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
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
“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 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
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
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
“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
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
“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
“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
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
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
“It is man who kills, man who creates or suffers injustice; it is no longer man who, having lost all restraint, shares… — Primo Levi Copy Share Image
I'm the first artist of any kind, good or bad, that was ever prosecuted by the Federal Government. Thirdly, they used the… — Harry Reems Copy Share Image
As a newspaper reporter, I covered and was around a fair number of crime scenes involving juvenile delinquents, and few things bothered… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
In most ages many countries have had part of their inhabitants in a state of slavery; yet it may be doubted whether… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“I stood behind the man’s chair, my blade at his throat. “Why do you do it?” I asked, knowing he wouldn’t answer.… — Alysha Speer Copy Share Image
I reiterate my proposal of creating life sentences for politicians who make deals with organized criminals. They deserve the maximum penalty because… — Josefina Vazquez Mota Copy Share Image
How delightful are the pleasures of the imagination! In those delectable moments, the whole world is ours; not a single creature resists… — Marquis de Sade Copy Share Image
In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don't mean the criminals. For them we… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
Too many communities are living in fear as violent crime rises. So we need to reform our justice system to keep our… — Priti Patel Copy Share Image
A 'civilization' that makes such a ridiculous fuss about alleged 'war crimes' - acts of violence against the actual or potential enemies… — Savitri Devi Copy Share Image
The "prophets" were what we would call dissident intellectuals. They provided critical geopolitical analysis, condemned the crimes of the powerful, called for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Knowledge is like a knife. In the hands of a well-balanced adult it is an instrument for good of inestimable value; but… — Leo Baekeland Copy Share Image
Like all predatory or parasitic institutions, the state's first instinct is that of self-preservati on. All its enterprises are directed first towards… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
The Auschwitz praxis was based on a new principle: for one portion of mankind, existence itself is a crime, punishable by humiliation,… — Emil Fackenheim Copy Share Image
The minute you use the drugs, and you do something that interferes with the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness of… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Chávez inherited a dysfunctional judicial system and more or less regional (that is to say: bad) crime rates. He leaves an anarchic… — Rory Carroll Copy Share Image
“It’s not a sense of justice. Figuring out difficult cases is my hobby. If you measured good and evil deeds by current… — L Lawliet Copy Share Image
Defenders of the status quo will often try to mislead the public by saying, "Just look at our state prisons: nearly half… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Famous crime stories almost always lead to the passing of new laws. There's a great many intersections between this unseemly tabloid phenomena… — Bill James Copy Share Image
Let's be frank: if there are hardened terrorists [Australian] who are fighting overseas, we don't want to see those people come back… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
Although knaves win in every political struggle, although society seems to be delivered over from the hands of one set of criminals… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
This attitude of how society views women as chattel - that's the biggest thing to overcome. When I first started a stake… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
“He was about to cross a point of no return. The place separating him from the imaginary line in the sand. The… — Jaime Allison Parker Copy Share Image
I think most people have a general sense that when you're released from prison, life is hard, but, you know, if you… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image