Every man has his price.

Every man has his price.

'Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures;
And all are to be sold, if you consider
Their passions, and read more

'Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures;
And all are to be sold, if you consider
Their passions, and are dext'rous; some by features
Are brought up, others by a warlike leader;
Some by a place--as tend their years or natures;
The most by ready cash--but all have prices,
From crowns to kicks, according to their vices.

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being read more

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.

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.]

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a read more

Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a teneris crimen condiscitur annis.]

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own

If you share your friend's crime, you make it your own

Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.

Providence sees to it that no man gets happiness out of crime.