Higher purpose Quote by Edward M. Wolfe

“We are often criminals in the eyes of the earth, not only for having committed crimes, but because we know that crimes have been…

— Alexandre Dumas

“By contrast, the most monstrous crimes against humanity have invariably been inspired by unjustified belief.”

— Sam Harris

“Endangering human life for profit should be a universal crime.”

— Suzy Kassem

“Be sure of your conviction, but not so sure that it overwhelms your humanity. No conviction should be ultimate, except the conviction of humanity.”

— Abhijit Naskar

By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind.

— Zhuangzi

“The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are”

— Anonymous

“Let us never fear robbers or murderers. They are dangers from without, petty dangers. Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices…

— Victor Hugo

“We judge those who are guilty only of seeing the world differently from the rest. That's our crime.”

— Stela Brinzeanu

“The great mass of society are far from being depraved; for if a large majority were criminal or inclined to break the laws, where…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Let us never fear robbers nor murderers. Those are dangers from without, petty dangers. Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices…

— Steve Mann

“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules, but by people following the rules.”

— Anonymous

“Once again, claims of moral superiority are used to justify extreme actions. Once again, the fact that some people are hurt is shrugged off…

— Michael Crichton