Criminals quotes

Criminals

706 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Malcolm X
Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister

"When the people who are in power want to use again, create an image, to justify something that's bad, they use the press. And they'll use the press to create a humanitarian image, for a devil, or a devil image for a humanitarian. They'll take a person who's a victim of the crime, and make it appear he's the criminal, and they'll take the criminal and make it appear that he's the victim of the crime."

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Adam Smith
Adam Smith Philosopher, Economist

"A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation.Most government is by the rich for the rich. Government comprises a large part of the organized injustice in any society, ancient or modern.Civil government, insofar as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, and for the defence of those who have property against those who have none."

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Gary Johnson Politician, Businessman
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"I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"Was not war itself a crime against God and humanity, and therefore, were not all those who sanctioned, engineered and conducted wars, war criminals?"

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George Harrison Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"I've heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes."

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Nicolas Cage Actor, Producer
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"To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new."

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Gary Johnson Politician, Businessman
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"I'm asked, what about criminal prosecution of those on wall street? You know what, it's probably because none of them committed any crimes. They just made some incredibly bad decisions."

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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
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"The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of Rights was not directed at private citizens, but against the government-as an explicit declaration that individual rights supersede any public or social power."

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