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Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Crime'

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Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldn't bother fighting it.
Craig Bruce, -
The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations.
John Bruton, Irish Politician (1947-  )
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.
Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
Warren E. Burger, American Judge (1907-1995)
I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.
Yancy Butler, American Actress (1970-  )
In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.
Jane Byrne, American Politician (1934-  )
The Child Custody Protection Act makes it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.
Ken Calvert, American Politician (1953-  )
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Albert Camus, French Philosopher (1913-1960)
Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we have now.
Drew Carey, American Actor (1961-  )
Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?
George Carlin, American Comedian (1937-2008)
For the past seven years we have been cracking down on crime in Missouri, passing tougher laws for drug crimes and sex offenses and requiring prisoners to serve more time.
Mel Carnahan, American Politician (1934-2000)
About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized crime, because organized crime and politics were the same thing in Boston.
Howie Carr, American Author (1952-  )
Not that I am ashamed of my mind or body, my birth or breeding, my actions or fortunes, for my bashfulness is in my nature, not for any crime.
Margaret Cavendish, English Writer
Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death.
Whittaker Chambers, American Writer (1901-1961)
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French Philosopher (1881-1955)
As the bull market goes on, people who take great risks achieve great rewards, seemingly without punishment. It's like crime without punishment or sex without sin.
Ron Chernow, American Author
The crime of loving is forgetting.
Maurice Chevalier, French Actor (1888-1972)
The rise of computer crime and armed robbery has not eliminated the lure of caged cash.
James Chiles, -
Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.
James Chiles, -
Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion.
Margaret Cho, American Comedian (1968-  )
 
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