The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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... It is not by the fear of death but by exciting in the community a sentiment of horror against any particular act that we can hope to deter * Beginning at page 373 . offenders from committing it : and , although the threat PREFACE .
... It is not by the fear of death but by exciting in the community a sentiment of horror against any particular act that we can hope to deter * Beginning at page 373 . offenders from committing it : and , although the threat PREFACE .
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... sentiment of the crime , it must be remembered that , when it is in opposition to this sentiment , it may have a tendency to diminish it . If intimidation will prevent crime , why should not the terror of death attend the most trifling ...
... sentiment of the crime , it must be remembered that , when it is in opposition to this sentiment , it may have a tendency to diminish it . If intimidation will prevent crime , why should not the terror of death attend the most trifling ...
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... sentiment of horror against crimes , unite in their endeavours to punish the criminal . It is possible that these happy consequences , which my honourable and learned friend has stated that he predicted , may have ensued : but I am much ...
... sentiment of horror against crimes , unite in their endeavours to punish the criminal . It is possible that these happy consequences , which my honourable and learned friend has stated that he predicted , may have ensued : but I am much ...
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... sentiments of gentlemen to whom we are indebted for the actual administra- tion of the criminal law , that they are , to my knowledge , con- vinced that the alteration of the law has been productive of great evil not only from the ...
... sentiments of gentlemen to whom we are indebted for the actual administra- tion of the criminal law , that they are , to my knowledge , con- vinced that the alteration of the law has been productive of great evil not only from the ...
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... sentiments : let us not then be mis- led by the ingenuity of my honourable and learned friend or yield to that mistaken kindness which prevents the unbiassed exercise of his judgment . A permanent increase of convictions in a given ...
... sentiments : let us not then be mis- led by the ingenuity of my honourable and learned friend or yield to that mistaken kindness which prevents the unbiassed exercise of his judgment . A permanent increase of convictions in a given ...
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