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Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.
Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.
Approximate author period: c. 1903 AD · modern
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- George Bernard Shaw
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- Approximate author period: c. 1903 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1856 to 1950; Wikidata Q19185, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19185 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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