Narendra Modi Quotes

From this window we see the palace where the King is misled by perfidious counsels. Terror and fear have often issued from yon palace: let them return to-day in the name of the law, and let all those who inhabit that palace know that the King is alone inviolable, that the law will strike down the guilty without respect of persons, and that there is not a guilty head which can escape its sword.

Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.

People should have fear of the law.

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.

The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.

I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.

To confront criminals, we need to finish with corruption. If we don't do this, there is no hope.

I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.

I promise, before God and my community, to seek reforms so that the powerful and corrupt are no longer above the law.

If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

The message has to be sent that if you commit a crime there has to be punishment.

Punishment is justice for the unjust.

I think there is a case for strong action and intervention when there is criminality and when the leaders are corrupt or behaving in a criminal fashion.

As long as those responsible are still lurking in the shadows and this culture of silence remains, then certain sections of the community will remain insecure, intimidated and live in fear…. If we succumb to pardoning these men, then we are sabotaging and undermining our own ability to act without fear or favour. We reap what we sow. We will sow a culture of coups for our children. We must therefore, uphold the Rule of Law and Justice.

Criminals are not the victims of society; society is the victim of criminals.

We have crime without punishment.

Governments pale in the face of truth. It’s the one thing they fear most.

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 !

We are attacking corruption and every corrupt person—no matter how important he is—will go to jail.

The most powerful person can wind up in jail.

I think it's a flawed philosophy to believe impunity when it's inappropriate.

We need law enforcement as the ultimate deterrent to stop irresponsible and rash young people from making mistakes that will harm others and themselves. Put bluntly, we need them to be scared of getting caught and of getting punished.