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It was the brutal English criminal law of four centuries ago that bequeathed us 'One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb'. ... The standard form is one might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb, though you sometimes come across it as one might as well be hanged for a goat as a lamb. Strictly,
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If the penalty is the same whichever animal he chooses, he might as well take the most valuable: "As good be hanged for a sheep as a lamb." The same logic applies to more modern thefts.
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1An old English proverb, of unknown origin, first recorded in J. Ray, A Collection of English Proverbs, in the 1678 edition. The proverb was recorded there as "Hanged for a sheep as a lamb, As good be."
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NBER Working Paper No. 13784*; Issued in February 2008; NBER Program(s): LS ... NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ... Information about Free Papers...
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Hanged for a sheep as a lamb - English Idiom Definition ... Idiom Definitions for 'Hanged for a sheep as a lamb' ... View examples in Google: Hanged for a sheep as a lamb...
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In Reply to: Re: Hung for a sheep as a lamb.. posted by R. Berg on September 05, 2002 ... 'I might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.' If the consequence of failure is the same in either case, then go for the option that yields the greatest reward if the venture succeeds.
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I'd rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb The Unintended Consequences of `Three-Strikes' Laws Radha Iyengar Harvard University October 2007 The opinions and conclusions are solely those of the author.
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April 27, 2007 ... It’s almost the weekend, so indulge me a bit of crankiness leftover from the work week. I had been avoiding mentioning the arrest warrant against Richard Gere until I realized it rankled. ... A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday,
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