 In every human society," says the celebrated Marquis Beccaria, " there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is...  An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Page 1by Cesare marchese di Beccaria - 1767 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...fome of its moft important branches. " In every human (bciety, (fays the celebrated Marquis Beccaria) there is an effort continually tending to confer on...power and happinefs, and to reduce the other to the ex» treme of weaknefs and mifery. The intent of good laws is to oppofe this effort, and-to diffufe... | |
 | History - 1801 - 554 pages
...fome of its moll important branches. " In every human fociety, (fays the celebrated Marquis Beccaria) there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happuiefs, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weaknefs and mifery. The intent of good lews is... | |
 | John Dickinson - Pennsylvania - 1801 - 650 pages
...most important branches. . • . . " IN every human society," says the celebrated marquis Beccaria, " there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the heighth of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The... | |
 | William Austin - England - 1804 - 328 pages
...sad spe&acle of ty-r rants and slaves. So true is it, as Beccaria ob. serves; "In every human society there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery." There are two powerful reasons,... | |
 | William Duane - Education - 1811 - 378 pages
...government ? A. Some celebrated men have so considered it. Beccaria says that " in every human socieu tji there is an effort continually tending to " confer on one part the height of power and " happiness, and to reduce the other to the ex" treme of weakness and mise•y".... it would seem that... | |
 | George Watterston - Statesmen - 1818 - 158 pages
...their political concerns. It will be found, as Beccaria very justly observes, that" in every society there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extremes of weakness and nlisery; the intent of good laws... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1834 - 640 pages
...Marquis Beccaria points out a danger which it behooves us to guard against, in every society, says he. there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is... | |
 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1846 - 396 pages
...be wise by accident, and bad by system." " In every human society," says the celebrated Beccaria, " there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery . The intent of good laws... | |
 | Robert Christie - Canada - 1848 - 386 pages
...some of its most important branches. " In every human society, (says the celebrated Marquis Beccaria) there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the oilier to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws... | |
 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 588 pages
...wise by accident, and bad by system." •• In every human society," says the celebrated Beccaria, " there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is... | |
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