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He who profits by a crime commits it
He who profits by a crime commits it
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James read more
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James Anthony Froude,
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto read more
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
