Quote#Politics & Power
The progress of the nation in wealth and refinement, however,…
Quote byEdward Jenks · 1861–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Short History Of The English Law (First Edition) (1912), Chapter XI, Criminal Law And Procedure, p. 149.
English (original)
The progress of the nation in wealth and refinement, however, naturally brought with it an increase in the number of crimes, as the old definition of offences became inadequate.
— Edward Jenks
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