Rob Peter, and pay Paul.

Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule At rouers, to rob Peter and paie Poule.

By robbing Peter he paid Paul, … and hoped to catch larks if ever the heavens should fall.

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

“Sir Tristano spoke: “Stop! You are taking the great green pearl!”
“Naturally!” said the voice from a point close behind. “That is the whole point of robbery: to acquire the victim’s valuables!”

4106. Set a Thief to catch a Thief.

He who steals a belt buckle pays with his life; he who steals a state gets to be a feudal lord.

Robber of Man, who now shall give thee ayd?

he who has once begun to live by robbery will always find pretexts for seizing what belongs to others;

Having first robbed the Jews, the Nazis are beginning to rob the Church, and later will almost certainly expropriate what is left of the bourgeoisie property.

Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king.

I want you to get to know Murray because I want you to bribe him."

To rob the public, it is necessary to deceive them. To deceive them, it is necessary to persuade them that they are robbed for their own advantage, and to induce them to accept in exchange for their property, imaginary services, and often worse.