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To show men that crimes can be pardoned, and that punishment is not their inevitable consequence, encourages the illusion of impunity and induces the belief that, since there are pardons, those sentences which are not pardoned are violent acts of force rather than the products of justice.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Acts Belief Consequence Crimes Encourages Force Illusion Impunity Inevitable Justice Men Pardon Pardoned Products Punishment Rather Sentences Show Since Than Those Violent Which

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It will always be considered a praiseworthy undertaking to urge the most obstinate and incredulous to abide by the principles that impel men to live in society. There are, therefore, three distinct classes of vice and virtue: the religious, the natural, and the political. These three classes should never be in contradiction with one another.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Abide Always Another Classes Considered Contradiction Distinct Live Men Most Natural Never Obstinate Political Principles Religious Should Society Therefore Three Undertaking Urge Vice Virtue Will

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If there were an exact and universal scale of punishments and crimes, we would have a fairly reliable and shared instrument to measure the degree of tyranny and liberty, of the basic humanity or malice of the different nations.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Basic Crimes Degree Different Exact Fairly Humanity Instrument Liberty Malice Measure Nations Punishments Reliable Scale Shared Tyranny Universal Were Would

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Easy, simple and great laws, which await nothing but a sign from the lawgiver to spread prosperity and vigour throughout the nation, laws which would earn him immortal hymns of gratitude down the generations, are those which are least considered or least wanted.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Considered Down Earn Easy Generations Gratitude Great Him Hymns Immortal Laws Least Nation Nothing Prosperity Sign Simple Spread Those Throughout Wanted Which Would

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For every criminal case, the judge must construct a perfect syllogism: the major premise must be the general law; the minor premise, whether or not the action in question is in compliance with the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Action Case Compliance Conclusion Construct Criminal Every General Judge Law Major Minor Must Perfect Premise Punishment Question Whether

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It is the task of theologians to establish the limits of justice and injustice regarding the intrinsic goodness or wickedness of an act; it is the task of the observer of public life to establish the relationships of political justice and injustice, that is, of what is useful or harmful to society.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Act Establish Goodness Harmful Injustice Intrinsic Justice Life Limits Observer Political Public Public Life Regarding Relationships Society Task Theologians Useful Wickedness

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When the code of laws is once fixed, it should be observed in the literal sense, and nothing more is left to the judge than to determine whether an action is or is not conformable to the written law.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Action Code Determine Fixed Judge Law Laws Left Literal More Nothing Observed Once Sense Should Than Whether Written

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The moral and political principles that govern men are derived from three sources: revelation, natural law, and the artificial conventions of society. With regard to its main purpose, there is no comparison between the first and the others; but all three are alike in that they all lead towards happiness in this mortal life.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Alike Artificial Between Comparison Conventions Derived First Govern Happiness Law Lead Life Main Men Moral Mortal Natural Others Political Principles Purpose Regard Revelation Society Sources Three Towards

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Unless some other factor is operative, in large, weak and underpopulated states, the luxury of ostentation prevails over that of comfort; but in countries which are more populous than extensive, the luxury of comfort always diminishes ostentation.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Always Comfort Countries Diminishes Extensive Factor Large Luxury More Operative Other Over Prevails Some States Than Unless Weak Which

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Happy are those few nations that have not waited till the slow succession of human vicissitudes should, from the extremity of evil, produce a transition to good; but by prudent laws have facilitated the progress from one to the other!

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Evil Extremity Few Good Happy Human Laws Nations Other Produce Progress Prudent Should Slow Succession Those Till Transition Waited

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Judge

Born: March 15th, 1738

Died: November 28th, 1794

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