"Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend."
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"I have issued instructions that while handling the situation in Upper Assam innocent civilians should not be harassed."
"To the as-yet-unborn, to all innocent wisps of undifferentiated nothingness: Watch out for life."
"If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous."
"No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people."
"Hypocrites always wanna play innocent"
"Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy"
"Simplicity is cosmic, because it places our life on the same scale as all life, of innocent Nature herself, who is all-powerful."
"The more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot."
"Someone will have to pay for the innocent blood that they shed every day."
"Deep down I know I could never be that innocent again, however much I'd like to be."
"He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent."
"To the children and the innocent it's all the same."
"Stay innocent. I'm 69 years old, and I'm still innocent."
"Innocent and infinite are the pleasures of observation."
"I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world."
"Truly decent, innocent people can be taxing to be around."
"There are very few innocent sentences in writing."
"The ones who look the most suspicious are likely innocent. It's the ones who look innocent I need to beware."
"To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight."