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Crimes and Punishments. 21
out which, men would return to their original
ilate of barbarity. All punifhments, which ex¬
ceed the neceffity of preferring this bond, are in
their nature unjuft. We fhould be cautious how
we affociate with the word jujlice, an idea of
any thing real, fuch as a phyfical power, or a
being that actually exifts. I do not, by any
means, fpeak of the jufUce of God, which is
of another kind, and refers immediately to re¬
wards and punilliments in a life to come.
CHAP.
out which, men would return to their original
ilate of barbarity. All punifhments, which ex¬
ceed the neceffity of preferring this bond, are in
their nature unjuft. We fhould be cautious how
we affociate with the word jujlice, an idea of
any thing real, fuch as a phyfical power, or a
being that actually exifts. I do not, by any
means, fpeak of the jufUce of God, which is
of another kind, and refers immediately to re¬
wards and punilliments in a life to come.
CHAP.
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Crime & punishment > Essay on crimes and punishments > (23) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129848303 |
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| Description | By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a commentary by M. de Voltaire |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.86.85 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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