 It is better to prevent crimes, than to punish them. This is the fundamental principle of good legislation, which is the art of conducting men to the maximum of happiness, and to the minimum of misery, if we may apply this mathematical expression to the...  An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Page 148by Cesare marchese di Beccaria - 1819 - 239 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Cesare marchese di Beccaria - Capital punishment - 1788 - 256 pages
...maximum of happinefs, and to the minimum of mifery, if we may apply this mathe. matical expreffion to the good and evil of life. But the means hitherto employed for that purpole, are generally inadequate, or contrary to the end propofed. It is impoffible to reduce th«... | |
 | Patrick Colquhoun - Crime - 1800 - 734 pages
...— If a mathematical expression may be made use of, relative to the good and evil of human life, it is the art of conducting men to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. But in spite of all the efforts of human wisdom, aided by the lights of Philosophy,... | |
 | Crime - 1804 - 474 pages
...tors, which he even did after the cap was drawn over his eyes. Editor. CRIMEs, MEANs OF PREvENTING. It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them....conducting men to the maximum of happiness, and to the mmimum of misery, if we apply tiiis mathematical expression to the good and evil of life. But the means... | |
 | Patrick Colquhoun - Great Britain - 1806 - 330 pages
...finance. It is better, to use the words of an elegant writer, to prevent moral and criminal offences than to punish them. This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery. To prevent... | |
 | Patrick Colquhoun - Great Britain - 1806 - 334 pages
...finance. It is better, to use the words of an elegant writer, to prevent moral and criminal offences than to punish them. This is the fundamental principle of good legislation. It is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness and the minimum of misery. To prevent... | |
 | James Johnson - Constitutional law - 1811 - 264 pages
...case to torture laws, that they may torture men." We are also informed by another noble author*, that it is better to prevent crimes, than to punish them....maximum of happiness, and to the minimum of misery. Would you prevent crimes, — let the laws be clear and simple; — let the laws be feared, and the... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 612 pages
...there are not able and full reports, which could leave no doubts in the mind of the nicest observer. It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them....is the fundamental principle of good legislation. " Would you prevent crimes ? Let the laws be clear and simple, let the entire force of the nation be... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 614 pages
...there are not able and full reports, which could leave no doubts in the mind of the nicest observer. It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them....is the fundamental principle of good legislation. " Would you prevent crimes 1 Let the laws be clear and simple, let the entire force of the nation be... | |
 | James Paterson - Civil rights - 1877 - 538 pages
...committed. — Xen. Cyrop. BECCABIA also says it is better to prevent crimes than to punish them ; that this is the fundamental principle of good legislation,...maximum of happiness and to the minimum of misery. — Becc. ch. 41. But it will be found that modern governments find it impracticable to achieve this... | |
 | James Anson Farrer - Capital punishment - 1880 - 304 pages
...exists. CHAPTER XLI. THE PREVENTION OF CRIMES—OF KNOWLEDGE— MAGISTRATES—REWARDS—EDUCATION. IT is better to prevent crimes than to punish them. This is the chief aim of every good system of legislation, which is the art of leading men to the greatest possible... | |
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