He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

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 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.]

A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
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Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.

All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.

Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
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Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]

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.