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Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
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Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime.
Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.
Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
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Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being read more
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
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Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]