Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
Source: The Colby Essays, vol. 1, The Two Alleged Generations, 1926.
-- Frank Moore Colby, (Feb 10 1865-1925), US encyclopedia editor, essayist; His collection of essays, The Colby Essays, 1921, includes On Seeing Ten Bad Plays and Trials of an Encyclopedist.