The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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... to the well being of society , does the infliction of death for such crimes as have been denominated " mala prohibita , " tend to diminish such offences ? THIS VOLUME CONTAINS DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SHOP ii PREFACE .
... to the well being of society , does the infliction of death for such crimes as have been denominated " mala prohibita , " tend to diminish such offences ? THIS VOLUME CONTAINS DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SHOP ii PREFACE .
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... society is animated by feelings as kind as his own : -anxious to promote this kindness he has sacrificed his own time , has exposed himself to censure with scarcely the hope of praise ; and , notwithstanding these mis- conceptions of ...
... society is animated by feelings as kind as his own : -anxious to promote this kindness he has sacrificed his own time , has exposed himself to censure with scarcely the hope of praise ; and , notwithstanding these mis- conceptions of ...
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... Society had for any length of time acted . No- lumus leges Anglia mutari has been said in this country not only without reprehension but with applause . The sentiment , however , is general among mankind , except in times of occasional ...
... Society had for any length of time acted . No- lumus leges Anglia mutari has been said in this country not only without reprehension but with applause . The sentiment , however , is general among mankind , except in times of occasional ...
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... society to a more improved state to which it was advancing , has a tendency , by disturbing received ideas , to arrest that progress , and by a re - action to make men fall back again and retrace their steps to that less per- fect state ...
... society to a more improved state to which it was advancing , has a tendency , by disturbing received ideas , to arrest that progress , and by a re - action to make men fall back again and retrace their steps to that less per- fect state ...
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... society , the interference of the legis- lature becomes necessary to prevent such actions by the sanction of law by the silent and invisible workings of the terror occa- sioned by the threats which it denounces . This is the object of ...
... society , the interference of the legis- lature becomes necessary to prevent such actions by the sanction of law by the silent and invisible workings of the terror occa- sioned by the threats which it denounces . This is the object of ...
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