The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of sland…

H. L. Mencken
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.271, Knopf
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.271, Knopf

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