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Innocence Quotes

Where purity meets responsibility.

These innocence quotes wrestle with what it really means to claim a clean conscience, from classic reflections on virtue and remorse to sharper commentary on accountability after harmful actions abroad. It's less about naivety and more about whether innocence can be honestly claimed once consequences unfold. For gentler reflections, see our Heart quotes.

When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees, and then a grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and...

Quotes by Agnes Martin

In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

Quotes by A. E. Housman

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.

Quotes by William Cullen Bryant

If U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.

Quotes by Ward Churchill

Care Quotes

I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.

Quotes by Ward Churchill

Sexuality and sensuality exists in every women, along with innocence, and I have represented only those through my characters.

Quotes by Shweta Menon

It makes me so happy to see that there's still so much innocence left in villages.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.

Quotes by Robert South

Heart Quotes

The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.

Quotes by Robert Fripp

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

Quotes by Robert Browning

The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.

Quotes by Randi Weingarten

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Once a child is confronted with the concept of death there's a certain innocence that goes.

Quotes by Patsy Kensit

Light Quotes

If Edith Wharton lived in the Age of Innocence, surely we now live in the Age of Deception.

Quotes by Pamela Meyer

To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.

Quotes by Ouida

What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?

Quotes by Nikita Khrushchev

The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.

Quotes by Nathaniel Parker Willis

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.

Quotes by Nadine Gordimer

Peace Quotes

I've always felt this, from when I was growing up to now with my son Riley. We don't let them be little. I was not a normal kid, but I had a sense of innocence far longer than we let...

Quotes by Melissa Peterman

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these innocence quotes have a political angle?
A couple of quotes discuss how nations can't claim total innocence when their own policies contribute to harm elsewhere, but the focus is on accountability in general rather than any specific leader or party.
Is there a quote about virtue and remorse?
Yes, one classic line frames remorse as the root of virtue, with innocence and genuine happiness described as its natural results.
Are any of these quotes ironic or sarcastic about innocence?
One older quote pointedly questions someone's claimed innocence given a track record that suggests otherwise, showing that the word can be used skeptically as well as sincerely.
What's the overall theme tying these innocence quotes together?
They generally explore the gap between feeling innocent and being truly free of responsibility, whether on a personal or a larger societal scale.
Where can I find calmer or more comforting quotes on related themes?
Try our Peace quotes for calmer reflections, or Light quotes for uplifting lines on clarity and hope.

One older, ironic line even questions how believable claimed innocence can be once someone's actions tell a different story. Continue exploring with Light and Peace quotes.