#offenses

They had no right, as it seems to me, to prosecute me in these Halls; nor have you the right in law or under the Constitution, as I respectfully submit, to take jurisdiction over offenses committed against them. ↗

— Preston Brooks

#committed #constitution #had #halls #i

Today more Americans are imprisoned for drug offenses than for property crimes. ↗

— George Will

#imprisoned #more #offenses #property #than

Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses. ↗

— Robert Burton

#bitter #friends #offenses #old #old friends

When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional. ↗

— Joseph Wambaugh

#ask #capital #consider #did #even