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The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: About American American History Bankruptcy Because Been Begun Both Committed Corporate Crimes Enormity Enron Highest Highest Level History Largest Level May Nation Our Oversight Regulatory Reveal Scandal Scrutiny Structures Weaknesses Worthy

Keywords: Ability


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In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.

~Adam Schiff

Topics: About Afford Against Been Cannot Converse Crimes Fact Humanity In Fact Inspiration Leadership Level Moral Seen Since States Time True United United States Vision War We Cannot World World War World War Ii

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Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

~Agatha Christie

Topics: Been Crimes Fatal First Further Had Innocent Justice Mercy Much Need Often Put Resulted Second Too Too Much Victims Were Which Who

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The United States isn't a dictatorship ruling with a brutal army and an iron fist, so our police departments must understand that they are there to serve and protect us - all of us. And when they do commit crimes, they must be arrested and prosecuted like anyone else, bottom line.

~Al Sharpton

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Army Arrested Bottom Bottom Line Brutal Commit Crimes Departments Dictatorship Else Fist Iron Like Line Must Our Police Prosecuted Protect Ruling Serve States Understand United United States Us

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On television and in the movies, crimes are always solved. Nothing is left uncertain. By the end, the viewer knows whodunit. In real life, on the other hand, many murders remain unsolved, and even some that are 'solved' to the satisfaction of the police and prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to result in a conviction.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Always Conviction Crimes End Even Evidence Hand Knows Lack Left Life Many Movies Nothing Other Police Prosecutors Real Real Life Remain Result Satisfaction Solved Some Sufficient Television Uncertain Viewer

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I'm not sure why, but I seem to be drawn to stories about abuses of power. But I'm also drawn, not so much to victims' stories, as stories that tend to show how power works. Because if you don't understand the criminals, you can't figure out how to stop the crimes.

~Alex Gibney

Topics: About Abuse Also Because Crimes Criminals Drawn Figure How Much Out Power Seem Show Stop Stories Sure Tend Understand Victims Why Works You

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The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough international economic sanctions on the Sudanese government.

~Allyson Schwartz

Topics: Consequences Crimes Economic Government International Met Must Sanctions Serious Tough Work

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I'm interested in people who are very close to the people who commit crimes.

~Amanda Peet

Topics: Close Commit Crimes Interested People Very Who

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As awful as the crimes of Stalinism were, the vast majority of the Russian population was trying to survive, to love, to have a sense of purpose.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Awful Crimes Love Majority Population Purpose Russian Sense Survive To Love To Survive Trying Vast Vast Majority Were

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Men who want to support women in our struggle for freedom and justice should understand that it is not terrifically important to us that they learn to cry; it is important to us that they stop the crimes of violence against us.

~Andrea Dworkin

Topics: Against Crimes Cry Freedom Important Justice Learn Men Our Should Stop Struggle Support Understand Us Violence Want Who Women

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