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“Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.”

Men Littles Long Has Beens Facts Hands Cutting Crime Conscience Pursuit Stealing Theft Rarity

Author:Horace

“It is indeed strange that with all the knowledge we have gained in the past hundred years we preserve and practice the methods of an ancient and barbarous world in our dealing with crime. So long as this is observed and exercised there can be no change except to heap more cruelties and more wretchedness upon those who are the victims of our foolish system.”

World Years Long Past Practice Crime Strange Hundred Method Victim Ancient Foolish Cruelty Preserves Wretchedness

Book:The Story of My Life

Source: The Story of My Life

“As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going to get it. The only person who's going to be penalized and have difficulty is the law-abiding citizen, who then cannot have [it] if he wants protection -- the protection of a weapon in his home.”

Ifs Want Persons Long Home Law Individual Crime Citizens Weapons Gun Difficulty Protection Abiding Law Abiding Citizen

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986

“What is the flesh and blood compounded ofBut a few moments in the life of time?This prowling of the cells, litigious love,Wears the long claw of flesh-arguing crime.”

Long Moments Blood Crime Arguing Flesh Cells Claws Flesh And Blood Prowling

Book:Collected Poems, 1919-1976

Source: Collected Poems, 1919-1976

“If mankind had always been logical and wise, history would not be a long chronicle of folly and crime.”

Ifs Long Wise Mankind Crime Folly Logical Chronicles

Author:James G. Frazer

“It had long been true, and prisoners knew this better than anyone, that the poorer you were the more likely you were to end up in jail. This was not just because the poor committed more crimes. In fact, they did. The rich did not have to commit crimes to get what they wanted; the laws were on their side. But when the rich did commit crimes, they often were not prosecuted, and if they were they could get out on bail, hire clever lawyers, get better treatment from judges. Somehow, the jails ended up full of poor black people.”

Source: A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present