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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.]
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]
It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
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.
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of read more
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.