Crimes Quotes

611 Crimes quotes by 471 unique authors

We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous… — Baron de Montesquieu
Reasonable and vicious are quite consistent with each other, in fact, only through their union are great and far-reaching crimes possible — Arthur Schopenhauer
Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations. — Pliny the Elder
Though men can cover crimes with bold, stern looks, poor women's faces are their own faults' books. — William Shakespeare
I never think I feel cynical in general. Cynical is reality with an alternate spelling. I feel there's a gigantic amount of injustice and overt… — Woody Allen
We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest,… — Samuel Johnson
Tis no sin love's fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been. — Ben Jonson
Funny that all of Nixon's crimes - anonymous campaign cash, wiretapping, undeclared wars - are all legal now. Discuss. — Bill Maher
There are certain things that words on paper can never make a crime, .. There are certain acts that by sheer common sense are not… — Jack Kevorkian
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness. — Jean Racine
I have been an accomplice to the murders of untold numbers of human beings. I am admitting this only because I have made a deal… — Joe Eszterhas
If Saddam Hussein committed crimes such as political oppression against the Iraqi people, it should be resolved legally in a fair and just manner which… — Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere
A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Collective crimes incriminate no one. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the… — Louis D. Brandeis
"Should I comfort those who do not mourn?" Some preachers are too quick and too willing to hand out pardons to sinners who do not… — John William Fletcher
The desire to rule over others, the will to power, is one of the greatest crimes that man has committed. — Rajneesh
Do not make your current partner pay for the crimes and misdemeanors of your previous partners. — Amy Dickinson
The hymns of David, the plays of Shakespeare, the metaphysics of Descartes, the crimes of Borgia, the virtues of Antonine, the atheism of yesterday and… — Henry Adams
Does not the whole history of socialism, particularly of French socialism, which is so rich in revolutionary striving, show us that when the working people… — Vladimir Lenin
Already, there is evidence that crimes are being committed with regard to campaign finance, and the FEC is unable to do anything. — Thom Hartmann
Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then… — Criss Jami
I believe that the major operating ethic in American society right now, the most universal want and need is to be on TV. I've been… — Hunter S. Thompson
Many writers claim that nearly all crime is caused by economic conditions, or in other words that poverty is practically the whole cause of crime.… — Clarence Darrow

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