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George OrwellA people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims... but accomplices.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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VoltaireEvery man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Ashleigh BrilliantForgive me now – tomorrow I may no longer feel guilty.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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Publilius SyrusHe who helps the guilty, shares the crime.

—  Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims

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NapoleonThere are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Martin Luther KingThe Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Ronald ReaganWe must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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SenecaWho profits by a sin has done the sin.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

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Stanislaw Jerzy Lec“Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone”. It’s a trap. Because then he will be no longer without guilt.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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Blaise PascalGod would be unjust if we were not guilty.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Michel de MontaigneThere is no man so good that if he placed all his actions and thoughts under the scrutiny of the laws, he would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

—  Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker

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Aleister CrowleyPart of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty.

—  Aleister Crowley, 1875-1945, British magician & occultist,

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William ShakespeareSuspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Henry IV

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Eric HofferSelf-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe left claims that the guilty party in a conflict is not the one who wants to take another person’s goods, but the one who defends his own.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Thomas SowellWe seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did, but we are all responsible for what somebody else did.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Honoré de BalzacA husband, like a government, should never confess wrongdoing.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Jean RostandAltruism is often an alibi.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Erica JongShow me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Erica JongThe best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Erica JongWe all have our particular preferences. Mine is gentle sex, the kind in which a man takes forever before he touches you down there. But most people are so guilty about sex that they want the crime and the punishment built in.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Henry KissingerAny people who have been persecuted for two thousand years must be doing something wrong.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Philip RothIt’s amazing how much punishment we can take.

—  Philip Roth, 1933-2018, American writer

Stefan ZweigNo guilt is forgotten so long as the conscience still knows of it.

—  Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, Austrian writer

Marguerite YourcenarTo benefit from avoiding a wrong is a way of being guilty.

—  Marguerite Yourcenar, 1903-1987, French writer

Franz KafkaWe are sinful not merely because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Charles Dickens“I wear the chain I forged in life,” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.”

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Ancient Greek

EuripidesYour very silence is as good as a confession.

Αυτό δε τo σιγάν ομολογούντος εστί σου.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Iphigeneia at Aulis

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Proverbs

The guilty conscience is a secret enemy.

—  Indian proverb

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