We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because …

Emile Durkheim
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We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it. ✨ Emile Durkheim (2014). The Division of Labor in Society, p.64, Simon and Schuster
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