The great majority of these people have led, up to that single crime of their life, an honest, peaceful existence, and the instances of an accidental criminal turning recidivist are extremely rare.
"Studies in Forensic Psychiatry"
Bernard Glueck
All of which goes to argue that if the Fatherland were to fall into such a state of democratic tolerance that no recidivist need carry a defensive hyphen to shield him from the importunate attentions of the Imperial government, German colonies would also come into bearing; although, it is true, they would have no value to the German government.
"An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation"
Thorstein Veblen