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Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
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.]
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' read more
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
We enact many laws that manufacture criminals, and then a few that punish them.
We enact many laws that manufacture criminals, and then a few that punish them.
