Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [61-80] of 284 Crime quotesCrime QuotesCrime Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes When we got organized as a country and we wrote a fairly radical Constitution with a radical Bill of Rights, giving a radical amount of individual freedom to Americans, it was assumed that the Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly.... [However, now] there's a lot of irresponsibility. And so a lot of people say there's too much freedom. When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it.~ Bill Clinton The victim to too severe a law is considered as a martyr rather than a criminal.~ Charles Caleb Colton In all criminal cases whatsoever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.~ Indiana Constitution No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury... nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any Criminal Case to be a witness against himself, not be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.~ Constitution of the United States No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.~ U.S. Constitution I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.~ Calvin Coolidge One of the problems that the marijuana reform movement consistently faces is that everyone wants to talk about what marijuana does, but no one ever wants to look at what marijuana prohibition does. Marijuana never kicks down your door in the middle of the night. Marijuana never locks up sick and dying people, does not suppress medical research, does not peek in bedroom windows. Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.~ Richard Cowan Things in law tend to be black and white. But we all know that some people are a little bit guilty, while other people are guilty as hell.~ Donald R. Cressey It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.~ John Philpot Curran There can be no crime, there can be no misdemeanor without a law written or unwritten, express or implied.~ Benjamin Curtis My first position is that when Congress speaks of treason, bribery, and other crimes and misdemeanors, it refers to and includes only high criminal offenses against the United States made so by some law of the United States existing when the acts complained of were done. And I say that this is plainly to be inferred from each and every one of the provisions of the constitution on the subject of impeachment.~ Benjamin Curtis Treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors are high crimes, other high crimes and misdemeanors must be akin to treason and bribery.~ Benjamin Curtis The big thieves hang the little ones.~ Czech Proverb The police are not here to create disorder. The police are here to preserve disorder.~ Mayor Richard Daley There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.~ Clarence S. Darrow The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.~ Clarence S. Darrow A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.~ Jean de la Bruyere O liberty! how many crimes are committed in thy name! [Fr., O liberte! que de crimes on commet dans ton nom!]~ Madame Jeanne Marie Phlipon de La Platiere Roland We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty, and may be the origin of a number of petty acts of tyranny if the legislator be not on his guard; for as such an accusation does not bear directly on the overt acts of a citizen, but refers to the idea we entertain of his character.~ Charles-Louis De Secondat Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.~ Eugene Debs Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print