“As for the comparatively small class of violent crimes against persons, unconnected with any idea of gain, they were almost wholly confined, even in your day, to the ignorant and bestial; and in these days, when education and good manners are not the monopoly of a few, but universal, such atrocities are scarcely ever heard of.” HumorCrimeTerribleHilarious19th CenturyOh 19th Century Book:Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Source: Looking Backward: 2000-1887