The World's Best Essays: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volumen2David Josiah Brewer F.P. Kaiser, 1900 |
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Página 421
... look upon the results of their crimes as uncer- tain too , and so decide in favor of the passion that tempts them . If uncertainty of the laws affects a nation , rendered indolent by its climate , its indolence and stupidity is thereby ...
... look upon the results of their crimes as uncer- tain too , and so decide in favor of the passion that tempts them . If uncertainty of the laws affects a nation , rendered indolent by its climate , its indolence and stupidity is thereby ...
Página 427
... gestures of indignation and scorn with which every- one looks upon the executioner , who is , after all , an innocent administrator of the public will , a good citizen contributory THE MARQUIS OF BECCARIA 427 Against Capital Punishment.
... gestures of indignation and scorn with which every- one looks upon the executioner , who is , after all , an innocent administrator of the public will , a good citizen contributory THE MARQUIS OF BECCARIA 427 Against Capital Punishment.
Página 438
... look for such check and limit to the source of the Public - Opinion Tribunal , irregular though it be , and , to the degree in which it has been seen , fictitious ; to this place of refuge , or to none ; for no other has the nature of ...
... look for such check and limit to the source of the Public - Opinion Tribunal , irregular though it be , and , to the degree in which it has been seen , fictitious ; to this place of refuge , or to none ; for no other has the nature of ...
Página 439
... look from above at the inferior ranks see all objects less than they really are ; but , at the base of the pyramid , it is the summit which disappears in its turn . So far from making these com- parisons , they dream not of them ; they ...
... look from above at the inferior ranks see all objects less than they really are ; but , at the base of the pyramid , it is the summit which disappears in its turn . So far from making these com- parisons , they dream not of them ; they ...
Página 443
... look on the beaux and ladies as so many paroquets in an aviary , or tulips in a garden , designed purely for my ... look upon as part of my possessions , not without a secret indignation at the tastelessness of mortal men , who in their ...
... look on the beaux and ladies as so many paroquets in an aviary , or tulips in a garden , designed purely for my ... look upon as part of my possessions , not without a secret indignation at the tastelessness of mortal men , who in their ...
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