"Here, I am looking for a document issued by a public attorney. I don't find. He is accused by the political leaders of the coalition, by his enemies, who said that he is guilty. That he deserves to be killed"
- Jacques Verges
About this Quote
This quote by Jacques Verges is a commentary on the political climate of the time. It talks to the power of allegation and the lack of proof to back it up. The speaker is trying to find a document provided by a public lawyer, but is unable to discover one. This suggests that the accusations versus the accused are baseless and without merit. The speaker likewise keeps in mind that the accused is being accused by politicians of the union and his enemies, who are declaring that he is guilty and deserves to be killed. This speaks with the power of accusation and the absence of proof to back it up. It also speaks with the risk of incorrect allegations and the potential for innocent people to be wrongly accused and punished. This quote functions as a suggestion of the importance of due procedure and the requirement for evidence to back up any accusations.
This quote is written / told by Jacques Verges somewhere between March 5, 1925 and today. He/she was a famous Lawyer from France.
The author also have 9 other quotes.
"Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies"
"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act"
"Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation"
