Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

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.]

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.]

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.

With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.

Crime is a product of social excess.

Crime is a product of social excess.

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.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become read more

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

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.