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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.]
If blue collar jobs are leaving
and white collar jobs are outsourced
what color collar jobs are left?
If blue collar jobs are leaving
and white collar jobs are outsourced
what color collar jobs are left?
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
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.]
But many a crime deemed innocent on earth
Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt
Have read more
But many a crime deemed innocent on earth
Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt
Have each their record, with a curse annex'd.
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.
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]
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.