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Crime10 quotes
Necessity knows no law. — Mark Twain · 1869Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCNecessity hath no law. — Oliver Cromwell · 1654Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men
Some will rob you with a six-gun
And some with a fountain pen. — Woody Guthrie · 1964Crime is a sociopolitical artifact, not a natural phenomenon. We can have as much or as little crime as we please, depending on what we choose to count as criminal. — Herbert L. Packer · 1968Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891All 10 quotes →Causes of crime3 quotes
Necessity knows no law. — Mark Twain · 1869Necessity hath no law. — Oliver Cromwell · 1654Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Desperation2 quotes
Necessity knows no law. — Mark Twain · 1869Necessity hath no law. — Oliver Cromwell · 1654Criminal law1 quote
Our procedure has been always haunted by the ghost of the innocent man convicted. It is an unreal dream. What we need to fear is the archaic formalism and the watery sentiment that obstructs, delays, and defeats the prosecution of crime. — Learned Hand · 1923Deterring crime1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCFear1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCGovernment1 quote
One legislator accused me of having a nineteenth-century attitude on law and order. That is a totally false charge. I have an eighteenth-century attitude. That is when the Founding Fathers made it clear that the safety of law-abiding citizens should be one of the government's primary concerns. — Ronald Reagan · 1973Human nature1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCHunger1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Justice1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCLaw1 quote
Necessity knows no law. — Mark Twain · 1869Law and order1 quote
One legislator accused me of having a nineteenth-century attitude on law and order. That is a totally false charge. I have an eighteenth-century attitude. That is when the Founding Fathers made it clear that the safety of law-abiding citizens should be one of the government's primary concerns. — Ronald Reagan · 1973Law and poverty1 quote
Necessity hath no law. — Oliver Cromwell · 1654Life of crime1 quote
I know it's crazy, but I just feel like I got a knack for this shit. — Thelma · 1991Moral theory1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Morality1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Morality as luxury1 quote
Necessity hath no law. — Oliver Cromwell · 1654Purpose of government1 quote
One legislator accused me of having a nineteenth-century attitude on law and order. That is a totally false charge. I have an eighteenth-century attitude. That is when the Founding Fathers made it clear that the safety of law-abiding citizens should be one of the government's primary concerns. — Ronald Reagan · 1973White collar crime1 quote
Yes, as through this world I've wandered
I've seen lots of funny men
Some will rob you with a six-gun
And some with a fountain pen. — Woody Guthrie · 1964