Quote by Emile Durkheim

There is no society known where a more or less developed criminality is not found under different forms. No people exists whose morality is not daily infringed upon. We must therefore call crime necessary and declare that it cannot be non-existent, that the fundamental conditions of social organization, as they are understood, logically imply it.

There is no society known where a more or less developed cri

Summary

This quote suggests that crime is a universal aspect of society; it is present in every society regardless of its level of development or morality. The quote argues that crime is necessary and cannot be completely eradicated as it is an inherent outcome of the fundamental principles on which social order is based. It implies that crime is an inevitable consequence of human nature and the way societies are organized.

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By Emile Durkheim

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