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Crime Quotes by Voltaire
- It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
- History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.
- Fear follows crime and is its punishment.
- Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
- History is the study of the world's crime
- The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
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