There's not a crime
But takes its proper change out still in crime
If once rung on read more

There's not a crime
But takes its proper change out still in crime
If once rung on the counter of this world.

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

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.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't honorable.

I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't honorable.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.