“His worst crime was that he gave no hope to the young.”
The Corrupt Presidency, p. 273 (See also: Richard M. Nixon..)
The Corrupt Society - From Ancient Greece To Present-Day America (1975)
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“It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.”
Arthur Conan Doyle book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Preface
1900s, Major Barbara (1905)
Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 2000s, 2002, Talk at the University of Houston, 2002
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
(6th March 1824) Metrical Tales. Tale II. The Poisoned Arrow
(13th March 1824) Metrical Tales. Tale III. — The Sisters See The Vow of The Peacock
The London Literary Gazette, 1824
“… but now the worst crime was pretending to be something you were not.”
Alice Hoffman (1952) Novelist, young-adult writer, children's writer
Source: Incantation
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
September 23, 1777, p. 363
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III
Context: It must be agreed that in most ages many countries have had part of their inhabitants in a state of slavery; yet it may be doubted whether slavery can ever be supposed the natural condition of man. It is impossible not to conceive that men in their original state were equal; and very difficult to imagine how one would be subjected to another but by violent compulsion. An individual may, indeed, forfeit his liberty by a crime; but he cannot by that crime forfeit the liberty of his children.
“Some of the worst crimes against humanity are committed by architecture students.”
Charles Stross The Laundry Files
Source: The Laundry Files, The Jennifer Morgue (2006), Chapter 1, “Random Ramona” (p. 18)
Heath Ledger (1979–2008) Australian actor
Mel Gibson, actor, whose on-screen eldest son, Gabriel Martin, was played by Heath Ledger in The Patriot. [In Quotes: Heath Ledger Tributes", http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7204267.stm, BBC News, Entertainment, bbc.co.uk (BBC), January 23, 2008, 2008-08-23]