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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.]
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.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
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.
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.
A crafty knave needs no broker.
A crafty knave needs no broker.