Ta vertu met ta gloire au-dessus de ton crime.

 

Ta vertu met ta gloire au-dessus de ton crime.
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Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.
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Tulle, act V, scene iii

 

Pierre Corneille

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Plus l'effort est grand, plus la gloire en est grande.

 

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People are always shocked when they ask me what I plan to do about crime as governor and my answer comes back as "Nothing!" Does the issue of crime need to be addressed? You bet it does. But, just as with many other social issues, I don't think that legislation is the most effective arena in which to fight crime. We already have tons of laws on the books. Most of those laws would work more effectively if we just enforced them better.
As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.
Politicians always like to say "I'm gonna fight crime!" because it makes them sound great and gets them votes. But what can a politician do to fight crime?

 

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Ma mort était ma gloire, et le destin m'en prive.

 

Pierre Corneille

 

C'est ça la gloire. Un bon cigare dans la bouche par le côté du feu et de la cendre.

 

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Crime and bad lives are the measure of a State's failure, all crime in the end is the crime of the community.

 

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