Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

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Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

Let the punishment fit the crime.

What is neither a crime nor a sin is what you should get busy doing.

What is neither a crime nor a sin is what you should get busy doing.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

They sent me to the pen for five years for a crime that was never...

They sent me to the pen for five years for a crime that was never...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.

Successful crimes alone are justified

Successful crimes alone are justified

The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue...

The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue...

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't...

I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't...

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.

Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Just called the police on my girlfriend. She hasn't committed a crime, I just want...

Just called the police on my girlfriend. She hasn't committed a crime, I just want...

Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others,...

Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others,...