Ramsey Clark

Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.

— Ramsey Clark

How dare Americans allow their government to cause such misery [in the world].

— Ramsey Clark

Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change.

— Ramsey Clark

We're not a democracy. It's a terrible misunderstandin g and a slander to the idea of democracy to call us that. In…

— Ramsey Clark

A great many people in this country are worried about law-and-order. And a great many people are worried about justice. But one…

— Ramsey Clark

Islam is the only religion that gives dignity to the poor.

— Ramsey Clark

Democracy is just a word. You have to give it meaning. The US is not a democracy. Most Americans do not vote.…

— Ramsey Clark

The United States is not nearly so concerned that its acts be kept secret from its intended victims as it is that…

— Ramsey Clark

The Christian Church overwhelmingly - there are exceptions - who choose to call Muhammad a terrorist. They could call Jesus a terrorist…

— Ramsey Clark

Both trials are marred with injustice, both are flawed.

— Ramsey Clark

Our history shows that the death penalty has been unjustly imposed, innocents have been killed by the state, effective rehabilitation has been…

— Ramsey Clark

Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at…

— Ramsey Clark

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the…

— Ramsey Clark

Our emotions may cry for vengeance in the wake of a horrible crime, but we know that killing the criminal will not…

— Ramsey Clark

This country of ours has committed the most serious act of aggression in its history by engaging in a war of aggression…

— Ramsey Clark

It has never happened in history that a nation that has won a war has been held accountable for atrocities committed in…

— Ramsey Clark

Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?

— Ramsey Clark

Violence is the ultimate human degradation.

— Ramsey Clark

A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.

— Ramsey Clark

People who don't cherish their elderly have forgotten whence they came and whither they go.

— Ramsey Clark

Impeachment is the direct constitutional means for removing a President, Vice President or other civil officers of the United States who has…

— Ramsey Clark

Impeachment appears six times in the U.S. Constitution. The Founders weren't concerned with anything more than with impeachment because they had lived…

— Ramsey Clark

The U.S. has in its stockpiles more nuclear bombs, chemical and biological weapons, more aircraft, rockets and delivery systems in number and…

— Ramsey Clark

Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only…

— Ramsey Clark

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you…

— Ramsey Clark