Crimes always take the hues and aspects of the country in which they are committed. They show not only guilty men, but a guilty people. The world deems those nations to be debased where crimes abound. It does not merely say that the laws are unwise, or... De La Salle Monthly: A Catholic Magazine - Page 1011873Full view - About this book
| 1873 - 800 pages
...our civilization, and may at any time make others fall who do not dream of danger. It is a mistake when we hold that criminals are merely perverse men,...influences. On the other hand, they are the outgrowth of these influences. Crimes always take the hues and aspect of the country in which they are committed.... | |
| Enoch Cobb Wines - 1873 - 520 pages
...our civilization, and may, at any time, make others foil who do not dream of danger. It is a mistake when we hold that criminals are merely perverse men,...crimes abound. It does not merely say that the laws are unwise, or that the judiciary is corrupt, but it charges the guilt home to the whole society. This... | |
| 1873 - 824 pages
...classes of persons. " Crimes and criminals are the out-growth of social influence. Crimes take the lines and aspects of the country in which they are committed....not only guilty men, but a guilty people. The world does" not merely say that the laws are unwise, or the judiciary is corrupt, but it charges the guilt... | |
| National Prison Association of the United States - 1891 - 378 pages
...which is not, in some respects, an indictment of the community in which he has lived. It is a mistake when we hold that criminals are merely perverse men,...committed. They show not only guilty men, but a guilty principle. The world deems those nations to be abased where crime abounds. It does not merely say that... | |
| American Correctional Association - 1893 - 324 pages
...our civilization, and may, at any time, make others fall who do not dream of danger. It is a mistake when we hold that criminals are merely perverse men,...influences. Crimes always take the hues and aspects of the countries in which they are committed. They show not only guilty men, but a guilty people. The world... | |
| Elof Axel Carlson - 2001 - 476 pages
...hospitals" where criminals would be treated and not punished. "Crimes always take the hues and aspect of the country in which they are committed. They show not only guilty men but a guilty people." Seymour expressed an opinion not often heard among the educated professionals of his day, "Many of... | |
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