Crimes

Famous quotes containing the word crimes:

“It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)

“Those who are incapable of commiting great crimes will not easily suspect others of doing so.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“We might make a public moan in the newspapers about the decay of conscience, but in private conversation, no matter what crimes a man may have committed or how cynically he may have debased his talent or his friends, variations on the answer “Yes, but I did it for the money” satisfy all but the most tiresome objections.”
—Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)