Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

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.]

Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James read more

Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James Anthony Froude,

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' read more

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]

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.

Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.

Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no 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.

All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.

All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such.

You are not to do evil that good may come of it.
[Lat., Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat read more

You are not to do evil that good may come of it.
[Lat., Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat bonum.]