“ Stubbornness and an obstinate disobedience must be mastered with blows. ”
- John Locke- Copy
“ The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind. ”
- Joseph Conrad- Copy
“ Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor. ”
- Robert Anson Heinlein- Copy
“ There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president. ”
- Donella Meadows- Copy
“ Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature. ”
- Camille Paglia- Copy
“ Is it an offence, is it a mistake, is it a crime to take a hopeful view of the prospects of your own country? Why should it be? Why should patriotism and pessimism be identical? Hope is the mainspring of patriotism. ”
- David Lloyd George- Copy
“ While technically I did not commit a crime, an impeachable offense… these are legalisms, as far as the handling of this matter is concerned; it was so botched up, I made so many bad judgments. The worst ones, mistakes of the heart, rather than the head… ”
- Richard Milhous Nixon- Copy
“ It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
“ We go on a lot in this country about offences being caused by drugs. The truth is just as many offences are caused by drink. And that should be taken into account. ”
- Jeffrey Archer- Copy
“ I do not believe the framers of the Constitution would have considered this particular situation high crimes and misdemeanors. ”
- Paul Newman- Copy
“ You have supported the work of prosecutors dedicated to holding the perpetrators of these crimes accountable. ”
- Salma Hayek- Copy
“ We just need to come out with more fire and more intensity to give the offense a shot. ”
- David Harris- Copy
“ Such dangers as breach of strategic stability, transnational crime and the spread of nuclear weapons are at this time topical for all European states. ”
- Boris Yeltsin- Copy
“ Brokers may have gotten away with these crimes with little punishment before. Those days are over. If you prey on unsuspecting Americans, you're going to answer for your crimes. ”
- Janet Reno- Copy
“ Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty. ”
- Henry M. Robert- Copy
“ Today more Americans are imprisoned for drug offenses than for property crimes. ”
- George F. Will- Copy
“ We want to test ourselves, see the progress we've made against bodies other than the UB offense and get a feel for where we are, what we need to do, and take it into the season. ”
- Tom Jones- Copy
“ The pending hate crime legislation in Congress is under review in the Justice Department at this time,... We're inclined to prosecute hate crimes like this one. ”
- John Ashcroft- Copy
“ I value human life and would only support expanding the death penalty for the worst types of crimes,... I believe that this is one of those crimes that warrant this penalty. ”
- Charles Grassley- Copy
“ It's just a matter of time before we go into Iraq and get Saddam Hussein. I think just before Bush falls below 50 percent, that's when we'll be going. ”
- Jay Leno- Copy
“ I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. ”
- James Madison- Copy
“ The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes. ”
- Ida B. Wells- Copy
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