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    Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.

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The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]

The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]

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

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

by John Wilkes Booth Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.

Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.

by Anonymous 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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Crime is a product of social excess.

Crime is a product of social excess.

by Lenin, Vladimir Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Crime Quotes,
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A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

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