United States Justice System Quotes

#1. Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.

Thomas Jefferson

#2. Even a man accused of the worst act of terrorism ever committed in this country - especially such a man - is entitled to the best possible defense. This concept is a cornerstone of our justice system.

Stephen Jones

#3. Being popular with an audience is a very rickety ladder to be on.

Louis C.K.

#4. Relationships have to have a give and take if they're going to work in the long term.

Shakira

#5. The U.S. Supreme Court has called free will a "universal and persistent" foundation for our system of law, distinct from "a deterministic view of human conduct that is inconsistent with the underlying precepts of our criminal justice system" (United States v. Grayson, 1978).

Sam Harris

#6. The criminal justice system is accurately symbolized by a large sculpture that sits at the foot of the United States attorney's building: four metal circles that interlock. The wheels of justice, as it were, frozen in legal and social gridlock.

Jonathan Larson

#7. There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. That is not an exaggeration.

John Baker

#8. Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just.

Dahlia Lithwick

#9. If I only had a nickel; I'd spend it on a dime.

Tim Wayne

#10. When we have no families, we must find support elsewhere. Sometimes in strangers. We're all alone on this earth. We must take any hand that's offered us. I offer you mine...I'll be your friend, if you wish. The faithful kind.

- Elva

Paul Fleischman

#11. Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.

Daniel Dennett

#12. Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

Richard M. Nixon

#13. It was odd that Gabe had noticed my habit when I hadn't.
"I notice everything about you," he said softly.

Corrine Jackson

#14. Say that evil happens when good men do nothing. And the Democrats prove it also happens when mediocre people do nothing.

Bill Maher

#15. I'm a big fan of film for one reason: because it is visual.

Mads Mikkelsen

#16. As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.

Mark McKinnon

#17. Even the invisible are insecure. It's the most universal problem we have. It's so universal, it might not even count as a problem.

Chuck Klosterman