Criminal Quotes

I lost my moral compass and I have done terrible things that I very much regret.

I believe I was extremely greedy.

To all of us who have been charged, we all agree that we don't feel like we were doing things that we weren't supposed to, because we were told to do them. We think everything was justified, because we were instructed to do this and to do that.

I've heard attacks were made on coalition forces because of those. I apologize to the families of those who lost loved ones or were injured because of the photos.

I was used by Private Graner. I didn't realize it at the time.

I was instructed by people in higher rank to stand there and hold this leash and look at the camera. We were doing what we were told.

I still can't really believe it. They just told us, 'Hey, you're doing great. Keep it up.'

I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, detainees, the families, America and all the soldiers.

You wont hear anything from me that says I didn't kill David. I did kill him.

It is obvious that when I shot him I intended to kill him.

I know that I am going to die, and I'm ready to do so.

I did not defend myself. I say a life for a life.

We shall meet again. I have believed in God. I obeyed the laws of war and was loyal to my flag.

To sum it all up, I must say that I regret nothing.

Now that I look back, I realize that a life predicated on being obedient and taking orders is a very comfortable life indeed. Living in such a way reduces to a minimum one's need to think.

I was one of the many horses pulling the wagon and couldn't escape left or right because of the will of the driver.

We're not children here. The law is-how should I put it? A convenience. Or a convenience for some people, and an inconvenience for other people.

This life of ours, this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it, hey that's great. But it's very predictable. There's so many ways you can screw it up.

There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law, I don't care how many Bibles you put your hand on.

You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.

When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality.

Vote early and vote often.

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you will, gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it.

Prohibition has made nothing but trouble.

Now I know why tigers eat their young.

My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.

I have built my organization upon fear.

I don't even know what street Canada is on.

I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.