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By his own verdict no guilty man was ever acquitted.
[Lat., Se judice, nemo nocens absolvitur.]
By his own verdict no guilty man was ever acquitted.
[Lat., Se judice, nemo nocens absolvitur.]
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
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a read more
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a teneris crimen condiscitur annis.]
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
And who are the greater criminals--those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them and use them?
And who are the greater criminals--those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them and use them?
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.]