His Bloody Project Quotes

“One man can no more see into the mind of another than he can see inside a stone...”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

“If we measure our society by the compassion we extend to all its members, then it must be admitted that in extending such compassion to the most wretched among us, we demonstrate our fidelity to the most civilised Christian values.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

“If one’s cup of water is foul, one must first ascertain if the well is poisoned. If we find that the well is indeed polluted, it may have some bearing on whether or not he is responsible for his deeds.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

“For what sane man would freely make statements which, if accepted at face value, would consign him to the gallows?”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project

“What is at issue here are not the bare facts of the case, but the contents of a man’s mind.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project

“These unfortunates are distinguished by the prevalence of malicious feelings, which often arise at the most trivial provocation. They see enmity where none exists and indulge themselves in great fantasies of revenge and mischief; fantasies which they are then powerless to resist acting upon.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

“It is not the blow that causes greatest distress, but the anticipation of it...”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

“It is not enough for you to think that no man could commit such heinous acts and be deemed to be of sound mind. Sane men can and do commit such crimes, and the mere fact of committing such an act does not, in itself, place an individual outside the boundaries of reason.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project

“In any case, through force of repetition the story came to be accepted as fact.”
― Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae