Core Quote by William Barr

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

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

— DMX

Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better…

— Robert Shapiro

Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent…

— Noam Chomsky

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

Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. When zealous agents of the Government arrest suspected…

— Robert M. La Follette, Sr

What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.

— Seneca the Younger

It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this…

— John Adams

Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its own nature,…

— Alexander Hamilton

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives…

— John Marshall

The civil jury is a valuable safeguard to liberty.

— Alexander Hamilton

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers…

— William Graham Sumner