The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of DeathLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 315 страница |
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... to degeneracy and corruption , proceeds the desire of investing lawful autho- rity with terror , and governing by force rather than persuasion . B Pride is unwilling to believe the necessity of assigning any DR JOHNSON.
... to degeneracy and corruption , proceeds the desire of investing lawful autho- rity with terror , and governing by force rather than persuasion . B Pride is unwilling to believe the necessity of assigning any DR JOHNSON.
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... force of the passions still continuing , in the space of an hundred years , the wheel terrifies no more than formerly the prison . That a pu nishment may produce the effect required , it is sufficient that the evil it occasions should ...
... force of the passions still continuing , in the space of an hundred years , the wheel terrifies no more than formerly the prison . That a pu nishment may produce the effect required , it is sufficient that the evil it occasions should ...
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... force enough to withstand the forgetfulness natural to man- kind , even in the most essential things ; especially when assisted by the passions . Violent impressions surprize us , but their effect is momentary ; they are fit to produce ...
... force enough to withstand the forgetfulness natural to man- kind , even in the most essential things ; especially when assisted by the passions . Violent impressions surprize us , but their effect is momentary ; they are fit to produce ...
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... force , can , for a moment , repel assailing grief ; but its most vi- gorous efforts are insufficient to resist perpetual wretchedness . In all nations , where death is used as a punishment , every example supposes a new crime committed ...
... force , can , for a moment , repel assailing grief ; but its most vi- gorous efforts are insufficient to resist perpetual wretchedness . In all nations , where death is used as a punishment , every example supposes a new crime committed ...
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... force of these examples vanishes , when opposed to truth , against which pre- scription is urged in vain . The history of mankind is an im- mense sca of errors , in which a few obscure truths may here and there be found . But human ...
... force of these examples vanishes , when opposed to truth , against which pre- scription is urged in vain . The history of mankind is an im- mense sca of errors , in which a few obscure truths may here and there be found . But human ...
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