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He who profits by a crime commits it
He who profits by a crime commits it
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
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.
 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.
 Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One 
bears a cross for his crime; another a read more 
 Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One 
bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
 [Lat., Multi committunt eadem diverso crimina fato;
  Ille crucem scleris pretium tulit, hic diadema.]