quotes about Amnesty
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Amnesty, that noble word, the genuine dictate of wisdom.
-- AeschinesSource : Demosthenes, Aeschines, Dinarchus (1836). “The Orations of Demosthenes”, p.159
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no study has brought out any solid evidence that the death penalty deters crime. In fact, Amnesty reports that 'the murder rate in states which use the death penalty is twice that of states which do not, according to FBI statistics.
-- Antoinette BoscoSource : Antoinette Bosco (2001). “Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty”
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No one believed [the 1986 amnesty for illegal aliens] was tough enough on illegal immigration, and it didn't give enough flexibility on future legal immigration.
-- Charles Schumer -
We feel a pathway to citizenship would reward illegal activity, ... Amnesty encourages further illegal immigration.
-- Elaine Chao -
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To say that Reagan teaches us that we should be against amnesty for illegal immigrants is to contradict what Reagan himself stood for - that he was in favor of amnesty.
-- Eugene JareckiSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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I support legal immigration. I don't support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.
-- Heather Wilson -
We know that a ready amnesty tends to be an invitation to more illegal entries.
-- Jeff Sessions -
Extending amnesty to those who came here illegally or overstayed their visas is dangerous waters...We are a nation of laws, and I will evaluate any proposal through that matrix.
-- Jim SensenbrennerSource : "House group secretly crafts immigration plan". www.politico.com.
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The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution.
-- Jose Ramos-Horta -
We women are constantly at war with our bodies, it is hard to find amnesty for ourselves.
-- Margaret Cho -
In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.
-- P. Chidambaram -
Unprecedented amnesty in history of Georgia took place
-- Vano Merabishvili -
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Donald Trump also will repeal all these executive amnesty orders that President Obama has put into place.
-- Kellyanne Conway -
Donald Trump's against amnesty and I'm against amnesty, not that anybody should care what a consultant thinks.
-- Kellyanne Conway -
It is a lie that to talk to Hispanics you have to talk about amnesty. Let me tell you, the only Hispanics that are in favor of amnesty are the illegals.
-- Rafael Cruz -
Amnesty is not the answer as it will only encourage more illegal immigrants to enter.
-- Timothy Murphy -
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I never understood whether the word 'amnesty' is correct or not. Maybe I am not very intelligent but I checked the dictionary to find the meaning.
-- Kapil Dev