Causes of crime

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Necessity knows no law.

Mark Twain

The Innocents Abroad

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Desperation Causes of crime Crime Law

Author

Mark Twain

Source

The Innocents Abroad

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869, ch. 51.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. The Innocents Abroad: or, The New Pilgrims' Progress. Random House Publishing Group, 2003, ch. 51.

Necessity hath no law.

Oliver Cromwell

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Morality as luxury Desperation Causes of crime Crime Law and poverty

Speaker

Oliver Cromwell

Source

Speech to the First Protectorate Parliament (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1654 1650s 17th century

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Citation

Cromwell, Oliver. Speech to the First Protectorate Parliament. 12 Sept. 1654, London, England, UK.

Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime.

Oscar Wilde

Fortnightly Review

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Hunger Causes of crime Crime Moral theory Morality

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Soul of Man Under Socialism Fortnightly Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Fortnightly Review. London: Chapman and Hall, Feb. 1891.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose, edited by Linda Dowling. Penguin Classics, 2001.