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Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
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Nor all that heralds rake from coffin'd clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honied lies of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime.
If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.
If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Whoever profits by the crime is guilty of it.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.
