The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing

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.]

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.

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being read more

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

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.]

Crime is a product of social excess.

Crime is a product of social excess.

Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.

Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.

If blue collar jobs are leaving
and white collar jobs are outsourced
what color collar jobs are left?

If blue collar jobs are leaving
and white collar jobs are outsourced
what color collar jobs are left?