Innocence

Innocence

Innocence (or guiltlessness) is a term used to indicate a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, sin, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence refers to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime.

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Famous quotes containing the word innocence:

    “The graceful flowers of innocence are more valuable than the laurel crown of fame.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

    “Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
    The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
    The ceremony of innocence is drowned.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Ignorance is learned; innocence is forgotten.”
    —José Bergamín (1895–1983)