Famous quotes containing the words committing and/or crimes:
“Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truthto see it like it is, and tell it like it isto find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.”
—Richard M. Nixon (19131992)
“Stories of law violations are weighed on a different set of scales in the Black mind than in the white. Petty crimes embarrass the community and many people wistfully wonder why Negroes dont rob more banks, embezzle more funds and employ graft in the unions.... This ... appeals particularly to one who is unable to compete legally with his fellow citizens.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)