 | 482 pages
...of crimes Iliould be formed, with a correfyonding fcale of puniihments, defcending from the greatell to the leaSt. But, if that be too romantic an idea, yet at lealt a wife legislator will mark the principal divifions, and not aflign penalties of the firtt degree... | |
 | 1804 - 474 pages
...calculation could be applied to the obscure and infinite comhination of human actions, there might be a corresponding scale of punishments, descending from the greatest to the least : but it will be sufficient that the wise legislator mark the principal divisions, without disturhing the... | |
 | Cesare marchese di Beccaria - 1819 - 248 pages
...calculation could be applied to the obscure and infinite combinations of human actions, there might be a corresponding scale of punishments, descending from the greatest to the least ; but it will be sufficient that the wise legislator mark the principal divisions, without disturbing the... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1839 - 572 pages
...calculation could be applied to the obscure and infinite combinations of human actions, there might be a corresponding scale of punishments, descending from the greatest to the least : but it will be sufficient that the wise legislator mark the principal divisions, without disturbing the... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1860 - 780 pages
...cure. It has been therefore ingeniously proposed,^) that in every state a seale of crimes should he formed, with a corresponding scale of punishments, descending from the greatest to the least; but, it' that be too romantic an idea, yet at least a wise legislator will mark the principal divisions... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1863 - 770 pages
...ignorance or indolence, he will not attempt to cure. It has been, therefore, ingeniously proposed, that in every state a scale of crimes should be formed,...punishments, descending from the greatest to the least (c) ; but if that be too romantic an idea, yet at least a wise legislator will mark the principal divisions,... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1866 - 780 pages
...ignorance or >• indojence, he will not attempt to cure. It has been therefore ingeniously proposed,^) that in every state a scale of crimes should be formed,...Where men see no distinction made in the nature and gradation* of punishment, the generality will be led to conclude there is no distinction in the guilt.... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1867 - 810 pages
...ignorance or indolence he will not attempt to cure It has been therefore ingeniously proposed (2), that in every state a scale of crimes should be formed,...an idea, yet at least a wise legislator will mark (») Вессаг. с. 7. (*) Becctr. с. С. (y) Sp. L. b. 6, с. 1Э. (17) The most admirable and... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1874 - 724 pages
...ignorance or indolence, he will not attempt to cure. It has been, therefore, ingeniously proposed, that in every state a scale of crimes should be formed,...punishments, descending from the greatest to the least (y); but if that be too romantic an idea, yet at least a wise legislator will mark the principal divisions,... | |
 | Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - 1875 - 858 pages
...ignorance or indolence he will not attempt to cure. It has been therefore ingeniously proposed (s), that in every state a scale of crimes should be formed,...wise legislator will mark the principal divisions of offences, and leave to judicial discretion within certain indicated limits the task of meting out... | |
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If mathematical calculation could be applied to the obscure and infinite combinations of human actions, there might be a corresponding scale of punishments, descending from the greatest to the least: but it will be sufficient that the wise legislator... 
