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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.]
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Organized crime constitutes nothing less than a guerilla war against society.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
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?
