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Fines Quotes

Quotes on fines, penalties, and accountability.

These fines quotes mostly come from political speeches, weighing whether fines paid by large companies are enough of a deterrent against actually helping small businesses. One speaker points to fines tied to voter fraud enforcement, alongside prison terms and deportation.

The American people are happy to help small businesses grow, but paying fines for multi-millionaires, subsidizing bad behavior, should not be the responsibility of American taxpayers.

Quotes by Tony Cardenas

Regulatory failings mean that the cost of breaking the law is far below that of obeying it - businesses are happier to pay fines than to control pollution.

Quotes by Ma Jun

We have determined as a society, as a country, as a people, that the incarceration and the supervision and the specific fines for a particular crime are that person's debt to society.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

We deploy a full arsenal of tools against voter fraud, including long prison terms, heavy fines and deportation. We have checks and balances at all levels of the system. And we have the Department of Justice prosecutors backing us up.

Quotes by Kate Brown

American People Quotes

Some of the money from the senior players goes to helping out the younger kids. It is from the players' pool, the fines for being late and so on. Some will go to something like the tsunami appeal and some...

Quotes by John Terry

The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials.

Quotes by John Edwards

The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It is paid for by fines levied on criminals, not taxpayers.

Quotes by Jim Costa

In 2003, GlaxoSmithKline paid $88 million in civil fines for overcharging Medicaid for its anti-depressant Paxil.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

For CNBC, and for Wall Street, billion-dollar fines for violations of the law are just part of the price of doing business, along with litigation costs and 'compliance.'

Quotes by Alex Pareene

Bad Quotes

There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

Quotes by Al Yankovic

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of fines do these quotes mostly discuss?
Most come from political speeches weighing corporate and institutional fines against genuine accountability, rather than everyday parking tickets or late fees. That focus gives the page a policy-driven tone.
Is there a quote questioning whether fines are an adequate penalty?
Yes, one argues that ordinary taxpayers shouldn't be responsible for fines paid by multi-millionaires, framing fines as an insufficient response to bad behavior. It raises the question of whether penalties truly deter wrongdoing.
Do any quotes connect fines to voter fraud enforcement?
One does, listing heavy fines alongside prison terms and deportation as part of a full arsenal deployed against voter fraud, plus checks and balances at every level of the system. It presents fines as one tool among several enforcement measures.
Is there a specific corporate fines example mentioned?
Yes, one quote references a company whose CEO did business with hostile states and was penalized with a multimillion-dollar fine over falsified financial disclosures. See our business quotes for related lines on corporate conduct.
Why do people search for fines quotes?
Readers following political accountability debates or writing about enforcement policy often want concise statements that summarize a position on penalties. See our bad quotes for more on accountability and consequences.

Another references a company that paid millions in fines for false financial information while doing business with hostile states. Compare views in our American People and bad quotes pages.