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.]

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.

Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.

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.

Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes read more

Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes right; fear
silences the power of the law.
[Lat., Prosperum ac felix scelus
Virtus vocatur; sontibus patent boni;
Jus est in armis, opprimit leges timor.]

A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

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.

I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in read more

I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.