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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.
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and read more
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and an over-indulgence to our own desires
All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.
All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of 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.
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your 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.] 
Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.
Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.