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    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.

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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.]

by Jean Baptiste Racine Found in: Crime Quotes,
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By his own verdict no guilty man was ever acquitted.
[Lat., Se judice, nemo nocens absolvitur.]

By his own verdict no guilty man was ever acquitted.
[Lat., Se judice, nemo nocens absolvitur.]

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It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]

It is worse that a crime, it is a blunder.
[Fr., C'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.]

by Joseph Fouche Found in: Crime Quotes,
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It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

by Don Marquis Found in: Crime Quotes,
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I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

by John Wilkes Booth Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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.]

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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.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Crime Quotes,
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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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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto read more

Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]

by Vittorio Alfieri Found in: Crime Quotes,
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