Posts Tagged ‘crime’
Next Page »Jesse Ventura: White Collar Crime
on Wednesday, June 23, 2021Jesse Ventura Money Quote saying those committing petty theft because they want to feed their family pay with more severe consequences than white-collar criminals who take far more. Jesse Ventura said:
“My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they’ll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he’ll get probation and a slap on the wrist” — Jesse Ventura
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Jerry Garcia: Money is a Problem
on Thursday, April 23, 2020Jerry Garcia Money Quote saying we focus much of our attention on problems rather that aren’t related. Jerry Garcia said:
“I think it’s too bad that everybody’s decided to turn on drugs, I don’t think drugs are the problem. Crime is the problem. Cops are the problem. Money’s the problem. But drugs are just drugs” — Jerry Garcia
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Howard Zinn: Rich & Powerful Unpunished
on Friday, November 16, 2018Howard Zinn Money Quote saying imprisonment for being poor and desperate is pointless and most rich criminals go without consequences that the poor must endure. Howard Zinn said:
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“[Prison] is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of those conditions — poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed — which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished” — Howard Zinn
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Honore de Balzac: Great Fortunes & Crime
on Wednesday, October 3, 2018Honore de Balzac Money Quote saying Funny money quote that seems to fit many inexplicable fortunes. Honore de Balzac said:
“The secret of a great fortune made without apparent cause is soon forgotten, if the crime is committed in a respectable way” — Honore de Balzac
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“The secret of a great fortune made without apparent cause is soon forgotten, if the crime is committed in a respectable way.” https://t.co/GbZHYPsB9A
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 3, 2018
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Christian Bovee: Poverty Treated as Crime
on Monday, September 17, 2018Christian Bovee Money Quote saying we should not see being poor as unfortunate circumstances except that everyone mostly sees poverty as a crime. Christian Nestell Bovee said:
“We should not so much esteem our poverty as a misfortune, were it not that the world treats it so much as a crime” — Christian Nestell Bovee
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Seneca: Crime Committed by Profits
on Friday, July 13, 2018Seneca Money Quote saying that those that benefit from criminal acts have as good as committed them. Seneca said:
“He has committed the crime who profits by it” — Seneca
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Aristotle: Parent of Revolution is Poverty
on Tuesday, April 3, 2018Aristotle Money Quote saying the condition of being poor births criminals and breeds revolution. Aristotle said:
“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime” — Aristotle
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George Bernard Shaw: Poverty Worst Crime
on Sunday, June 19, 2016George Bernard Shaw Money Quote saying poverty is a crime perpetrated on those unable to resist it. George Bernard Shaw said:
“The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty” — George Bernard Shaw
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