Regret Quote by William Landay

“For something to be a crime there must be both an actus reus and mens rea — that is, a criminal act accompanied by…

— Alan Dershowitz

“In court, the thing we punish is the criminal intention. -the mens rea, the guilty mind. There is an ancient rule: actus non facit…

— William Landay

the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty.

— William Landay

For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed. [Lat., Nam scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum, Facti crimen habet.]

— Juvenal

“A guilty conscience made for an unquiet mind.”

— Miranda Davis

“In every guilty man, there is an element of innocence. This is what makes any absolute condemnation revolting. We do not think enough about…

— Robert Zaretsky

“Guilty conscience confuse the humans from those that posses unscrupulous minds in action to control.”

— Rolf Kobi

“Sometimes I doubt that anyone with a philosophical turn of mind is fit to judge anyone. He never comprehends the concept of guilt.”

— Jack Henry Abbott

“...innocence is not safe in a civilization like ours, where a man must practice a 'ruled undemonstrative distrustfulness' in order to defend himself against…

— E.M. Forster

“When men are given the power to judge themselves, no guilt will ever be found”

— David Ellsworth

“Wherever the idea of guilt, the fear of sin prevails, the mind becomes traitor to the body: "I know him not and will have…

— Various

“...guilt is often assumed before innocence can be proven.”

— Miguel Syjuco