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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.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.]

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But many a crime deemed innocent on earth
Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt
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But many a crime deemed innocent on earth
Is registered in Heaven; and these no doubt
Have each their record, with a curse annex'd.

by William Cowper 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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Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne 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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If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own

If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own

by Latin Proverb Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.]

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He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

by Seneca Found in: Crime Quotes,
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