 | John P. Kaminski, Richard Leffler - History - 1998 - 244 pages
...Beccaria's treatise: this sentence was quoted by congress in 1774, and is as follows: — "In every society there is an effort continually tending to...the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the others to the extreme of weakness and misery; the intent of good laws is to oppose this effort, and... | |
 | Derek H. Davis - Religion - 2000 - 328 pages
...some of its most important branches. "In every human society," says the celebrated Marquis Beccaaria, "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... | |
 | J. Michael Waller - Reference - 2007 - 524 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 heighth of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The... | |
 | 90 pages
...of Quebec a quotation from the Italian philosophe Beccaria: In every human society there is an essay continually tending to confer on one part the height...reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is to oppose this effect, and to diffuse their influence universally and equally.88... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1778 - 578 pages
...fome of its moft 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 happinefs, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weaknefs . and mifery. The intent of good Ir.ws... | |
 | English essays - 1775 - 652 pages
...fome of ks moft important iin i.es. " In every human fociety, (fays the celebrated Marquis Beccana) there is an effort continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happinefs, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakn'fs and mifery. The intent of good laws is... | |
| |
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... 
