"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one"
- Voltaire
About this Quote
This quote by Voltaire talks to the importance of justice and fairness in society. It recommends that it is better to err on the side of caution when it pertains to punishing someone for a criminal offense. It is much better to run the risk of saving a guilty male than to condemn an innocent one, as the effects of penalizing an innocent person are even more severe than those of letting a guilty person go free. This quote stresses the importance of due process and the requirement to ensure that justice is served. It likewise speaks to the need for a fair and unbiased judicial system, as well as the requirement to make sure that all individuals are treated similarly and relatively. This quote works as a pointer that justice ought to be served without bias or bias, and that all individuals should be given the very same chance to show their innocence or regret.
This quote is written / told by Voltaire between November 21, 1694 and May 30, 1778. He was a famous Writer from France.
The author also have 130 other quotes.
"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"
"Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them"
"When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with"
"A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective"
