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'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to read more
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to be seen,
These have crimes accounted been.
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.
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.]
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
