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.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.

Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
[It., Il read more

The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
[It., Il reo
D'un delitto e chi'l pensa: a chi l' ordisce
La pena spetta.]

What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.

Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.