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

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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.

by Peter Kirk Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

by Will Rogers Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.

by Ramsey Clark 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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We enact many laws that manufacture criminals, and then a few that punish them.

We enact many laws that manufacture criminals, and then a few that punish them.

by Allen Tucker Found in: Crime Quotes,
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The worst crime is faking it

The worst crime is faking it

by Kurt Cobain Found in: Crime Quotes,
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Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a read more

Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a teneris crimen condiscitur annis.]

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Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

by Voltaire Found in: Crime Quotes,
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