For, though the end of punishment is to deter men from offending, it never can follow from thence, that it is lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means; since there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience even to the justest laws. Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield - Strona 296autor: Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - Liczba stron: 560Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Henry Dagge - 1774 - Liczba stron: 374
...his Lordfhip fays, the principal end of punifhment is to deter men from 'offending, yet it will not follow from thence, that it is lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means. Obedience even to juft laws may be jnforced by unlawful methods. Eft posnss modus, ftcut rerum reliquarum,... | |
| William Blackstone - 1791 - Liczba stron: 528
...our attempting to prevent it by a wanton effufion of human blood. For, though the end of punifhment is to deter men from offending, it never can follow...lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means; fince there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience even to the jufteft laws. Every humane legiflator... | |
| Robert John Thornton - 1799 - Liczba stron: 852
...the Jewifh republic ; as in the cafe of the crime againft chalHty. For though the end of punifliment is to deter men from offending, it never can follow...lawful to deter them at any rate, and by any means; fince there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience even to the jafteft laws.— Every humane... | |
| William Blackstone - 1800 - Liczba stron: 620
...our attempting to prevent it by a wanton eflufion of human blood. For, though the enll of punifhment is to deter men from offending, it never can follow...lawful to deter them at any rate and by any means -, fince there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience even to the jufteft laws. Every humane... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - Liczba stron: 338
...preventing it, that will excuse our attempting to prevent it by a wanton effusion of human blood. For, though the end of punishment is to deter men from...thence, that it is lawful to deter them at any rate an>t by any means , since there may be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience even to the justed laws.... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1816 - Liczba stron: 340
...follow, that the legislature is justified in enacting such laws. " Though the end of punishment be to deter men from offending, it never can follow from...lawful to deter them at any rate, and by any means."* If the offence be such that the mischief of it is not of equal consideration with the life of a man,... | |
| Nathan Dane - 1824 - Liczba stron: 768
...exsting circumstances. But extremes are not intended ; and it is true, as Blackstone observes, that " though the end of punishment is to deter men from...thence, that it is lawful to deter them at any rate, or b^ any means ; since there msiy be unlawful methods of enforcing obedience, even to the justest... | |
| Nathan Dane - 1824 - Liczba stron: 764
...men from offending, it never can follow from thence, that it is lawful to deter them at any rate, or by any means ; since there may be unlawful methods...of enforcing obedience, even to the justest laws." Only extreme variations in punishments are here objected to. 4 BI.Com. 12. (^ 2. The end of punishment.... | |
| sir William Blackstone - 1825 - Liczba stron: 584
...preventing it, that will excuse our attempting to prevent it by a wanton effusion of human blood. For, though the end of punishment is to deter men from...methods of enforcing obedience even to the justest laws. Every humane legislator will be therefore extremely cautious of establishing laws that inflict the... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - Liczba stron: 576
...preventing it, that will excuse our attempting to prevent it by a wanton effusion of human blood. For, though the end of punishment is to deter men from...methods of enforcing obedience even to the justest laws. Every humane legislator will be therefore extremely cautious of establishing laws that inflict the... | |
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