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I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
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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.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
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Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
He who profits by a crime commits it
He who profits by a crime commits it