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The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
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.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who profits by a crime commits it
He who profits by a crime commits it
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.
Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.
Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.
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.]
