(43 quotes found)
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”
Charles de Montesquieu
“From Jesse James to Loeb and Leopold, from the perpetrators of the St Valentine's Day's massacre to the Lindbergh kidnapper and beyond, our celebrated delinquents have become a part of the national heritage.”
F. W. Dupree
“The pseudonymous perpetrator of America's only unsolved airline hijacking [is] a folk hero as shadowy as Deep Throat and as morally troublesome as Jesse James.”
David Gates
“Even if the perpetrator is angered enough by your refusal to go along with his demands, to where he wants to harm you, you still have a chance of survival if you're not under his total control.”
Barry Tate
“Rape always has to do with power. Where the alleged perpetrator is the former deputy president ? who has so much power ? it was clear to use that we need to have some kind of coordinated support for the claimant.”
Carrie Shelver
“The reality is that 90 percent of child sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone who is known to a child - a family member, a friend of the family or someone else close.”
Cory Davies
“Bring the perpetrators to trial and have them convicted and go to jail.”
Bree Smith
“When a crime occurs the only people there are the victim and the perpetrator. The states that have passed right-to-carry laws have lower crime rates than the states that do not.”
Chris Cox
“I'm hopeful this measure will help bring to justice people who perpetrated heinous crimes because of racial hatred,”
Christopher Dodd
“Nationally, more than 80 percent of sexual assaults included alcohol consumption by either the victim or the perpetrator.”
Chris Linder