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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.
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
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Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
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
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.]
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
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.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.