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Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.
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.
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own
If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own
You are not to do evil that good may come of it.
[Lat., Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat read more
You are not to do evil that good may come of it.
[Lat., Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat bonum.]
A crafty knave needs no broker.
A crafty knave needs no broker.
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.
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and read more
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and an over-indulgence to our own desires
