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Everybody ought not to turn his back on the phenomenon of hatred in whatever form it takes. We have to find out what the anatomy of hatred is before we can understand it. We have to make some attempt to put it into some understandable form. Any kind of group hatred is extremely dangerous and much more volatile than individual hatred. Heinous crimes are committed by groups and it`s all done, of course, in the name of right, justice. It`s John Wayne. It`s the way he thinks. All the crimes committed against Indians are not considered crimes by John Wayne.

- Marlon Brando

49 and holding. Holding tight! Fighting that heinous age every step of the way.

- Burt Ward

There`s a division in most major police departments called, `Special Victims Unit,` which is what sex crimes are euphemistically called. They`re considered the most heinous crimes, when not only do you violate somebody, but you violate them sexually. So it`s an elite squad that takes care of that.

- Richard Belzer

We question a country`s self-mythology. Perfect town and perfect family are - like Westerns - part of America`s mythology, involving notions of past innocence and naïveté. But is it possible for innocence to exist while something heinous transpires elsewhere? What does it take for a country to be rich and prosperous? What does that country do to the world?

- David Cronenberg

No matter how heinous someone`s behaviour, if you make them a comic character, you can`t expect people to hate them.

- Chris Morris

This (crime) is particularly heinous, ... He`s small, and there`s no indication that he has any association with gang activity.

- John Harrington

especially heinous, atrocious or cruel.

- Bill Douglas

And here a most heinous charge is made, that the nation has been burdened with unnecessary expenses for the sole purpose of preventing the discharge of our debts and the abolition of taxes.

- Andre Bishop

may deserve it, of course they may for doing something heinous, they don`t deserve to live in civilized society, they may deserve the death penalty.

- Andy Larned

Human trafficking is a growing reality in the United States and the Senate`s action is an important step in fighting it. This new law not only strengthens the current trafficking law, it also grants additional funds to help prosecute sex trafficking offenders and offers protection to victims of this heinous crime.

- Armando Villareal