Jim Garrison Quotes

Legislators and judges are necessarily exposed to all the temptations of money, fame, and power, to induce them to disregard justice between parties, and sell the rights, and violate the liberties of the people. Jurors, on the other hand, are exposed to none of these temptations.

Many legal experts note that prosecutors regularly seek indictments of people or companies for destroying evidence or impeding investigations, even if they cannot prove other charges.

He that buyeth Magistracy, must sell justice.

While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.

We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.

The decision that has to be made was whether it was material, whether he knew he was lying under oath, whether he did it willfully. I think that's required of any prosecutor who is charged with an investigation of this.

For I can raise no money by vile means.

Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes.

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases, or at least to alter the aspects of facts to such an extent that they might fairly be viewed as new.

President Johnson had a habit of throwing dollars at a question and the question would disappear.

Crime, money, power, drugs - are all linked.

Nobody wants to read about the honest lawyer down the street who does real estate loans and wills. If you want to sell books, you have to write about the interesting lawyers - the guys who steal all the money and take off. That's the fun stuff.

There is no compromise when it comes to corruption. You have to fight it.

I don't think Amber taped Scott or testified for money, but the opportunity certainly presented itself. It makes me a bit uncomfortable, but at least she never sold the story before trial to the tabloids.

Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.

Incorruptibility by money is the old story... Now it's incorruptibility by media.

He [Donald Trump] buys and sells politicians of all stripes.

… high crimes and misdemeanors …

Laws go where money pleases.

If perjury and obstruction of justice do not undermine the integrity of office, what offenses would?

There is no fortification so strong that money cannot take it.

It is easier to find false witness against the civilian than anyone willing to speak the truth against the interest and honor of the soldier.

There are a lot of weak people out there who will say almost anything they think a prosecutor wants them to say to save their skins.

The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections.

The hanky-panky in public service that really matters is about money and not sex.