The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, 3. köideLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 |
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... respect to the last question , viz . How does punish- ment chiefly operate in the prevention of crime ? it is stated to have been said in the House of Commons on Feb. 5 , 1810 , " It is not by the fear of death but by exciting in the ...
... respect to the last question , viz . How does punish- ment chiefly operate in the prevention of crime ? it is stated to have been said in the House of Commons on Feb. 5 , 1810 , " It is not by the fear of death but by exciting in the ...
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... respecting a resolution which was made , at the conclusion of the last session , upon the subject of Penitentiary Houses . It will be in your recollection that we have pledged ourselves to de- termine , early in the present session ...
... respecting a resolution which was made , at the conclusion of the last session , upon the subject of Penitentiary Houses . It will be in your recollection that we have pledged ourselves to de- termine , early in the present session ...
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... respect due to this assembly to persist in urg- ing a plan which , after having been fully heard and deeply con- sidered , has been recently and deliberately rejected . I certainly should not persevere if I were satisfied that the sense ...
... respect due to this assembly to persist in urg- ing a plan which , after having been fully heard and deeply con- sidered , has been recently and deliberately rejected . I certainly should not persevere if I were satisfied that the sense ...
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... respect not to descend into any course that is corrupt and unworthy thereof , and preserve themselves free from the abuses where- with the same profession is noted to be infected : but much more is this per- formed if a man be able to ...
... respect not to descend into any course that is corrupt and unworthy thereof , and preserve themselves free from the abuses where- with the same profession is noted to be infected : but much more is this per- formed if a man be able to ...
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... respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from an additional year's experience , confirmed in the opinion which I entertained of the beneficial effects ...
... respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from an additional year's experience , confirmed in the opinion which I entertained of the beneficial effects ...
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