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Andreoni, famous throughout Italy for his editions of the classics, was a man of liberal views and considerable learning, and in his private room were to be found many prohibited volumes, such as Beccaria's Crime and Punishment, Gravina's Hydra Mystica, Concini's
The Valley of Decision Edith Wharton 1899
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Nor is it opposed to justice, for when the death of another man is absolutely necessary it is legitimate, as in the cases of lawful self-defence, whether of the individual or of society, which is admitted by classical abolitionists such as Beccaria and Carrara.
Criminal Sociology 1899
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There is no wish to punish with any vindictive feeling, but rather, if it can be done, to bring about the reform of the prisoner, and to take away from him the desire to offend again; and as "Beccaria," the Italian philanthropist, well said, "those penalties are least likely to be productive of good effect which are more severe than is necessary to deter others."
Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 W. D. Bayliss 1869
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- Ceasare Beccaria, 18th century criminologist, in On Crimes and Punishments
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Bedecked in a Luisa Beccaria organza gown with an impractical flowing train, I and my escort, Angus Aynsley producer of last year's Waste Land, charge across the Croisette to the Film Society of Lincoln Center's cocktail party and then on to the Tree of Life premiere.
Peggy Siegal: To Cannes With Love, Peggy Siegal 2011
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- Ceasare Beccaria, 18th century criminologist, in On Crimes and Punishments
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- Ceasare Beccaria, 18th century criminologist, in On Crimes and Punishments
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- Ceasare Beccaria, 18th century criminologist, in On Crimes and Punishments
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Bedecked in a Luisa Beccaria organza gown with an impractical flowing train, I and my escort, Angus Aynsley producer of last year's Waste Land, charge across the Croisette to the Film Society of Lincoln Center's cocktail party and then on to the Tree of Life premiere.
Peggy Siegal: To Cannes With Love, Peggy Siegal 2011
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Bedecked in a Luisa Beccaria organza gown with an impractical flowing train, I and my escort, Angus Aynsley producer of last year's Waste Land, charge across the Croisette to the Film Society of Lincoln Center's cocktail party and then on to the Tree of Life premiere.
Peggy Siegal: To Cannes With Love, Peggy Siegal 2011
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