Criminal Quotes

759 Criminal quotes by 590 unique authors

If one would discern the centers of dominance in any society, one need only look to its definitions of "virtue" and "vice" or "legal" and… — Freda Adler
Fabricating reality was criminal; editing it, commonplace. — Amy Waldman
It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the… — David Simon
Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal. — Elizabeth Fry
We took tea, by Boswell's desire; and I eat one bun, I think, that I might not be seen to fast ostentatiously. When I find… — Samuel Johnson
Of all the criminal cases in which Philo Vance participated as unofficial investigator, the most sinister, the most bizarre, the seemingly most incomprehensible, and certainly… — S. S. Van Dine
I spent time in, like, criminal courts, and covering murder trials for papers. — Kurt Loder
H. L. Mencken famously said that 'every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.' By now, however, I am no longer ashamed,… — Robert Higgs
Without taking enforcement actions against all criminal aliens, programs such as Secure Communities may result in large numbers of identified criminal aliens being released back… — Candice S. Miller
'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments — Oscar Wilde
One is called a criminal for being different, and malicious for observing other people with too much clarity and penetration. But what if one began… — Andre Suares
Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant in the criminal trials as we flounder in a morass of artificial rules poorly conceived and often impossible [to apply]. — Warren E. Burger
The measure would set criminal penalties, the same as those that would apply if harm or death happened to the pregnant woman, for those who… — Ken Calvert
It is rather astonishing that the United States does not play ball with the ICC, considering our country was the beacon of the idea of… — George Clooney
A reform in the system of criminal jurisprudence, by which the death penalty shall no longer be inflicted . . . and by which our… — Victoria Woodhull
That distrust which intrudes so often on your mind is a mode of melancholy, which, if it be the business of a wise man to… — Samuel Johnson
Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors. — Stephen Covey
What these memos do is they make legal acts that were criminal prior to these memos. — Jane Mayer
A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications… — Clifford Irving
Saddam is a war criminal and there are no two people who can argue over this. — Muqtada al Sadr
We stand for organized terror - this should be frankly admitted. Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution. Our aim is to fight… — Felix Dzerzhinsky
The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not… — Jack Kevorkian
If one sets a car on fire, that is a criminal offence. If one sets hundreds of cars on fire, that is political action. — Ulrike Meinhof
The Federal Reserve System is not Federal; it has no reserves; and it is not a system at all, but rather, a criminal syndicate. — Eustace Mullins

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