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From the Back Cover:
Penal laws, so considerable a part of every system of legislation, and of so great importance to the happiness, peace, and security of every member of society, are still so imperfect, and are attended with so many unnecessary circumstances of cruelty in all nations, that an attempt to reduce them to the standard of reason must be interesting to all mankind. Its is not surprising, then, that this little book hath engaged the attention of all ranks of people in every part of Europe.
About the Author:
Jurist and economist, Cesare Beccaria wrote his international best seller, Essay On Crimes and Punishments, when he was about 26 years old. It was a best-seller in the American colonies, and owned and read by Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and many more. John Adams willed his copy to his son, and that edition is re-printed herewith. The back cover of the book contains a list of Beccarian principles that were incorporated in the US Constitution with its Bill of Rights. The US Bil on Proportioning Crimes and Punishments was shaped by Jefferson and taken directly from Beccaria.
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- PublisherNabu Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1141041669
- ISBN 13 9781141041664
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages220
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