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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

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'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to read more

'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to be seen,
These have crimes accounted been.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

by Henry Thomas Buckle Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

by Jean Baptiste Racine Found in: Crime Quotes,
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If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

by Arthur Bugs Baer Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

by Voltaire Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

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