Charles Simić Quote

It's never been such a good time to be a crook. In what other country of laws does one enjoy so much freedom to defraud one's government and fellow citizens without having to worry about cops showing at the door? Small-time crooks sooner or later end up in the slammer, but our big-time con artists, as we've come to learn, are now regarded as the untouchables, too well-heeled and powerful to lock up.


"A Thieves' Thanksgiving," New York Review of Books, November 26, 2014


It's never been such a good time to be a crook. In what other country of laws does one enjoy so much freedom to defraud one's government and fellow...

It's never been such a good time to be a crook. In what other country of laws does one enjoy so much freedom to defraud one's government and fellow...

It's never been such a good time to be a crook. In what other country of laws does one enjoy so much freedom to defraud one's government and fellow...

It's never been such a good time to be a crook. In what other country of laws does one enjoy so much freedom to defraud one's government and fellow...