Ignacio Morales Lechuga Quotes

The cycle of impunity must be broken …. Authorities must be held responsible …. Without accountability, democracy cannot be consolidated. We will remove the veil of impunity that covers the truth.

In the Mexico we want, there is no room for corruption, for cover-ups, and least of all for impunity.

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.

You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.

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

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.

The government itself is — and should be — accountable when its officials run amok.

For those of you living in the past, let me tell you we will not tolerate breaking the law.

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 !

The justice system [in Mexico] is totally inoperative…. 2 percent of all crime is someone put in jail. How bad is that?

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice.

Every state and the federal government have laws that protect people from acts of violence, and those laws should be enforced. What I want to see in America is that if you hurt a human being and you bring pain in their life, that's all we need to know. If you did it illegally, you should be prosecuted.

The West has institutions that can punish the misconduct of individuals. What drove Rwanda and Africa into decline was the fact that certain people weren't held accountable. When we move to make corrupt mayors or officers answer to the courts, people always immediately say that we are repressive. But should we allow these people to continue to get away with it?

The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

A crime is a crime, regardless of what collar you wear.

The spine of the FBI is the rule of law. The spine of the FBI is a commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, while protecting civil liberties.

We must uphold the fighting of tigers and flies at the same time, resolutely investigating law-breaking cases of leading officials and also earnestly resolving the unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems which happen all around people.

I don't share the view that the ICC is anti-African. The ICC is not putting Africa on trial. The ICC is fighting impunity and individuals who are accused of crimes.

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

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

Impunity for the great thief, and jail for the thief who steals a loaf.

Washington is a cesspool of non-accountability.

Our criminal justice system affirmatively depends on inequality.

In a well-governed nation poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a badly governed country wealth is something to be ashamed of.