Robber Quotes

66 quotes by 61 authors

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill… — John Adams
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A highwayman is as much a robber when he plunders in a gang as when single; and a nation that makes an unjust war is… — Benjamin Franklin
In any case, [y]ou can't teach a monkey to speak and you can't teach an Arab to be democratic. You're dealing with a culture of… — Moshe Feiglin
The Only Things That Were Available To Me Were Either Be A LaborerÂ Or Be A Drug Dealer. So I Became An Armed Robber. It… — Danny Trejo
Time! Joyless emblem of the greed of millions, robber of the best which earth can give. — Amy Lowell
Modern Darwinism makes it abundantly clear that many less ruthless traits, some not always admired by robber barons and Fuhrers - altruism, general intelligence, compassion… — Carl Sagan
You will reply that reality hasn't the slightest need to be of interest. And I'll answer you that reality may avoid the obligation to be… — Jorge Luis Borges
It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. — C.S. Lewis
As property, honestly obtained, is best secured by an equality of rights, so ill-gotten property depends for protection on a monopoly of rights. He who… — Thomas Paine
All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just… — John Dillinger
An ignorant person with a bad character is like an unarmed robber, but a learned person with a blog is a robber fully armed — Mickey Kaus
What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who… — Saint Augustine
Fear is a great robber of power. It paralyzes the thinking faculties, ruins spontaneity, enthusiasm, and self confidence. It has a blighting effect upon all… — Orison Swett Marden
By avarice and selfishness, and a groveling habit, from which none of us is free, of regarding the soil as property, or the means of… — Henry David Thoreau
An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the… — Saint Augustine
I've always known I'd be a bank robber. So judge all you want, ladies and gentlemen. Because you never did become an astronaut. — Joey Comeau
Just as no one is morally required to answer a robber truthfully when he asks if there are any valuables in oneâ€™s house, so no… — Murray Rothbard
If it is in the Bible, it is so. It's not even to be prayed about. It's to beÂ received and acted upon. Inactivity is… — Smith Wigglesworth
Most of my relatives are police marksmen, apart from my grandad who was a bank robber. He died recently, surrounded by his family. — Milton Jones

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