Jolly Roger: The Story of the Great Age of PiracyNorton, 1953 - 294 oldal |
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14. oldal
... crime did not pay . This was an even more difficult task then than it is to - day , for in fact crime paid well . Piracy especially was highly profitable and not very hazardous . In the three peak periods , each of which lasted several ...
... crime did not pay . This was an even more difficult task then than it is to - day , for in fact crime paid well . Piracy especially was highly profitable and not very hazardous . In the three peak periods , each of which lasted several ...
267. oldal
... crime is to try to suppress it . This is possible because fortunately there is no truth in the saying that crime does not pay . Crime only exists when it pays . Piracy ceased to exist when it ceased to be a paying proposition . The most ...
... crime is to try to suppress it . This is possible because fortunately there is no truth in the saying that crime does not pay . Crime only exists when it pays . Piracy ceased to exist when it ceased to be a paying proposition . The most ...
269. oldal
... crime varies in- directly with the strength and efficiency of the police . As crime costs more than its prevention , it would be sound economy to maintain a police strong enough to be almost continually idle . The Age of Piracy lasted ...
... crime varies in- directly with the strength and efficiency of the police . As crime costs more than its prevention , it would be sound economy to maintain a police strong enough to be almost continually idle . The Age of Piracy lasted ...
Tartalomjegyzék
Chapter Page INTRODUCTION | 9 |
ABOMINABLE BRUTES II | 11 |
BIG BUSINESS | 24 |
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