"We need criminals to identify ourselves with, to……" — Karl A. Menninger
"We need criminals to identify ourselves with, to secretly envy and to stoutly punish. They do for us the forbidden, illegal things we wish to do."
More Criminals Quotes
- Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite… — Hannah Arendt
- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good… — Kelly Ayotte
- Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious… — Michael Badnarik
- The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves. — Michael Badnarik
- I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be,… — F. Lee Bailey
- They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were… — Afrika Bambaataa
- In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, contracts, litigation, real… — James Belushi
- We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion… — Alfred Adler
- Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals. — William Blake
- We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have… — Barbara Boxer
- To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may… — Louis D. Brandeis
- There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition.… — Bill Bryson