American law Quote by Noam Chomsky

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.

— DMX

The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best,…

— Kingman Brewster, Jr

While not explicitly articulated in the Constitution, the presumption of innocence has, through Supreme Court opinions, become a fundamental tenet of our criminal-justice system,…

— Dan Abrams

“the concept that citizens were to be presumed innocent until proven guilty;”

— Henry Freeman

“We live in a time of era where there is no value for innocence. People don’t worth the innocence. And innocent people remain the…

— Salman Aziz

In every guilty man, there is some innocence. This makes every absolute condemnation revolting.

— Albert Camus

The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long before the…

— William Barr

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

— Barney Frank

“Innocence is defined in dictionaries as freedom from guilt or sin, especially from lack of knowledge; purity of heart; blamelessness; guilelessness; simplicity, etc.”

— William maxwell

“The presumption of innocent until proven guilty has been overshadowed by the presumption of guilty until proven wealthy”

— Frank Vetro

Innocence was gone from all our acts. Our habitual state of rebellion became a serious political crime.

— Anais Nin

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

— Anonymous