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    'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
    But the sweet thefts to reveal;
    To be taken, to be seen,
    These have crimes accounted been.

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Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.

Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.

by Jr Found in: Crime Quotes,
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For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed.
[Lat., Nam scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum,
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For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed.
[Lat., Nam scelus intra se tacitum qui cogitat ullum,
Facti crimen habet.]

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I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in read more

I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.

by Peter Kirk Found in: Crime Quotes,
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What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.

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

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Crime Quotes,
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It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]

It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]

by Joseph Fouche Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
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Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes right; fear
silences the power of the law.
[Lat., Prosperum ac felix scelus
Virtus vocatur; sontibus patent boni;
Jus est in armis, opprimit leges timor.]

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Sport hunting is a crime. My sympathies are with the fox.

Sport hunting is a crime. My sympathies are with the fox.

by Duchess Of Windsor Found in: Crime Quotes,
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The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
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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.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Crime Quotes,
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It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]

It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]

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