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And who are the greater criminals--those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them and use them?
And who are the greater criminals--those who sell the instruments of death, or those who buy them and use them?
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.]
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it
'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 punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
