George McGovern Quotes

There is no man so good that if he placed all his actions and thoughts under the scrutiny of the laws, he would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

Character is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.

All religions accept that there is something called 'criminality.' And criminality cannot be excused by religious fervour.

The wicked are wicked, no doubt, and they go astray and they fall, and they come by their deserts: but who can tell the mischief which the very virtuous do?

Every person who is tempted to go astray does not deserve punishment

Hell and the law courts are always open.

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

The net of law is spread so wide, No sinner from its sweep may hide. Its meshes are so fine and strong They take in every child of wrong. O wondrous web of mystery ! Big fish alone escape from thee !

Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion.

The man who does not know the nature of the Law, cannot know the nature of sin.

Crime and punishment grow out of one stem.

So many laws argues so many sins.

Touch but a cobweb in Westminster Hall, and the old spider of the law is out upon you with all his vermin at his heels.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

Who are you to condemn another's sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it.

Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.

The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts.

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

Only lies and evil come from letting people off.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.