The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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Page 81
... blood for blood " implies that no crime but murder deserves the punishment of death , I trust that it is scarcely necessary for me to add that , in sub- mitting to the consideration of the house such thoughts as have oc- curred to me ...
... blood for blood " implies that no crime but murder deserves the punishment of death , I trust that it is scarcely necessary for me to add that , in sub- mitting to the consideration of the house such thoughts as have oc- curred to me ...
Page 108
... blood , by man shall his blood be shed . " In other instances they are inflicted after the example of the Creator , in his positive code of laws for the regulation of the Jewish republic ; as , in the case of the crime against nature ...
... blood , by man shall his blood be shed . " In other instances they are inflicted after the example of the Creator , in his positive code of laws for the regulation of the Jewish republic ; as , in the case of the crime against nature ...
Page 109
... blood . For , though the end of punishment is to deter men from ' offending , it never can follow from thence , that it is lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means ; since there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience ...
... blood . For , though the end of punishment is to deter men from ' offending , it never can follow from thence , that it is lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means ; since there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience ...
Page 110
... blood , if any , must lie at their doors who misinterpret the extent of their warrant ; and not at the doors , of the sub- ject , who is bound to receive the interpretations that are given by the sovereign power . Lastly , as a ...
... blood , if any , must lie at their doors who misinterpret the extent of their warrant ; and not at the doors , of the sub- ject , who is bound to receive the interpretations that are given by the sovereign power . Lastly , as a ...
Page 156
... blood : and shall endeavour to find substitutes , that would more beneficially answer the true designs of all civil punishments . I shall humbly contend , that no man , nor body of men , ought to inflict the punishment of death on any ...
... blood : and shall endeavour to find substitutes , that would more beneficially answer the true designs of all civil punishments . I shall humbly contend , that no man , nor body of men , ought to inflict the punishment of death on any ...
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