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Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
 Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One 
bears a cross for his crime; another a read more 
 Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One 
bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
 [Lat., Multi committunt eadem diverso crimina fato;
  Ille crucem scleris pretium tulit, hic diadema.] 
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made read more
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.
 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? 
 Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere 
desire of occupation.
 [Lat., Solent occupationis spe read more 
 Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere 
desire of occupation.
 [Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta 
committi.] 
 Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
 [It., Non nella pena,
  Nel delitto read more 
 Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
 [It., Non nella pena,
  Nel delitto e la infamia.] 
 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.] 
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being read more
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.