Cesare Beccaria Quotes

For every criminal case, the judge must construct a perfect syllogism: the major premise must be the general law; the minor premise, whether or not the action in question is in compliance with the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment.

Cesare Beccaria

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: March 15, 1738 - November 28, 1794

Topics

LawActionJudgePerfectPunishment

I have a Viking stove. The color is butter lemon, and I had to wait several months for it, because that color wasn't available and I really wanted butter lemon! But I don't know that it's seriously ever been cooked on. I mean, I make tea every morning. Does that count?

Andy Cohen

MorningTeaWaitColorKnowMean

Who do you want to be: the radical man who can make a choice in one second, or the man who never takes decisions? That's the question: who's the best? Actually, there is no best.

Stromae

BestManDecisionsYouChoiceWant

I'm a night person. My best times are midnight to six, actually.

Rita Dove

BestNightPersonMidnightSix

I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.

Roy Ayers

GreatComplimentBeenHappenedMuch

Once you know how to make a movie, you can't not make a movie.

Mike Birbiglia

YouKnowMakeMovieHowOnce

I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things. I like playing people with a dark side.

Corey Sevier

PeopleDarkDark SideDoneAdmire

I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.

Ashley Cole

RespectShirtEnglandNeededRetired

We have found that morals are not, like bacon, to be cured by hanging; nor, like wine, to be improved by sea voyages; nor, like honey, to be preserved in cells.

William Taylor

SeaWineMoralsHoneyBaconHanging

When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood.

Philipp Meyer

PeopleThinkIgnoreCreationBlood

I have learnt one thing in life: that if you love someone, you have to accept that person with his/her flaws.

Shaheer Sheikh

LifeLoveSomeoneYouFlawsPerson

People look at me as spiritual... but I am also very logical, very business-minded. The two come together.

Shari Arison

TogetherSpiritualI AmPeopleMe

I think 'destined for greatness,' for me, is digging deep inside and knowing that I will always strive to be the best person I can possibly be and effect change in a positive way.

Nina Tassler

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