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Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe read more
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta
committi.]
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of 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.
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.
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.
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]
It is grievous to be caught.
[Lat., Deprendi miserum est.]