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Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies.

Mark Twain
Lying, True Evil, Law
Mark Twain, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays”, p.2441, GENERAL PRESS
Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies.