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Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James read more
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James Anthony Froude,
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.
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.
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
'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.
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and read more
The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from an over-sensibility for ourselves and an over-indulgence to our own desires
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
