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Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
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.
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to read more
'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.
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.
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.
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
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Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James Anthony Froude,
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.
