Criminal Quotes

759 Criminal quotes by 590 unique authors

What really drives the battle against law enforcement and punishment is not a commitment to treatment, but the widely held view that, first, we are… — Unknown Author
I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at his… — Piper Kerman
Given my experience, I believe there are three compelling reasons why the death penalty should be replaced. (1) The criminal justice system makes mistakes and… — George Gascon
Even today I am willing to volunteer to do the dirty work for Israel, to kill as many Arabs as necessary, to deport them, to… — Ariel Sharon
I don't mind if after the job is done you put me in front of a Nuremberg Trial and then jail me for life. Hang… — Ariel Sharon
The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against… — Thomas Aquinas
If the U.N. were to be successful in its efforts to control the Internet, countries where human rights records range from questionable to criminal could… — John Doolittle
[L]ook at it from Vicente Fox's point of view. I mean if - if you had a renegade, potential criminal element that was poor and… — Rush Limbaugh
The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes. — Oscar Wilde
The mechanism that directs government cannot be virtuous, because it is impossible to thwart every crime, to protect oneself from every criminal without being criminal… — Marquis de Sade
People should be allowed to document evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Where is the expectation of privacy if someone is conspiring to commit crime? — Linda Tripp
Filling out the form: Race? Human. Religion? Paiute. Occupation? Criminal anarchy. Hobbies? Survival with honor. — Edward Abbey
Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and scientific theories. The Gospels on… — Alexis de Tocqueville
They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal our individualism, depoliticise us, churn us out as systemised, institutionalised, decent law-abiding robots.… — Bobby Sands
Trial by jury in civil causes,... trial by jury in criminal causes, [and] the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus... all stand on the… — Richard Henry Lee
The experience of humanism is that 'nothing human is alien to me'; that I carry within myself all of humanity; that nothing which exists in… — Erich Fromm
Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never. — Livy
I believe an international criminal court is very much to be desired. — Harold Pinter
As a form of moral insurance, at least, literature is much more dependable than a system of beliefs or a philosophical doctrine. Since there are… — Joseph Brodsky
They're lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They're a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people. — Bobby Fischer
The soldiers feel that the Police are not serious with the criminal elements and that they are corrupt. The army had to come in and… — Yoweri Museveni
I am not a criminal, for I destroyed a bad man. I thought I was right. — Gavrilo Princip
We declared jihad against the US government, because the US government is unjust, criminal and tyrannical. It has committed acts that are extremely unjust, hideous… — Osama bin Laden
You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork.… — George Carlin
It's funny that they've called homosexuality a crime... At this rate, everyone will be a criminal. — Kangna Ranaut

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