A humane and generous concern for every individual, his health and his fulfillment, will do more to soothe the savage heart than the fear of state-inflicted death, which chiefly serves to remind us how close we remain to the jungle.
– Ramsey Clark
A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
– Ramsey Clark
If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King.
– Ramsey Clark
The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.
– Ramsey Clark
Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?
– Ramsey Clark
Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change.
– Ramsey Clark
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.