Amendments Quote by William O. Douglas

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

While the machinery of law enforcement and indeed the nature of crime itself have changed dramatically since the Fourth Amendment became part of the…

— William J. Brennan

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.

— Tim Wise

It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.

— Michelle Lujan Grisham

“the Supreme Court wrote that “evidence of silence at the time of arrest” generally does not tell us very much about guilt or innocence.…

— James Duane

The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today…

— Ron Paul

Little liberties are great offenses.

— Aesop

The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail.

— Ann Coulter

In our criminal justice system, we say it's better for 10 guilty people to go free than for even one innocent person to be…

— Alan Dershowitz

No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment.

— Peter Camejo

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?

— Gerald R. Ford

It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty? and in this case for an indefinite…

— Jeff Bingaman