Essays on the Punishment of DeathThe author, 1844 - 237 sivua |
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Sivu 15
... criminal will be looked on with pity as a man and a brother . It has been said , that society is a compact , and that each individual must give up some portion of his • rights to the government under which he lives . Suicide-Expediency,
... criminal will be looked on with pity as a man and a brother . It has been said , that society is a compact , and that each individual must give up some portion of his • rights to the government under which he lives . Suicide-Expediency,
Sivu 16
Charles Spear. • rights to the government under which he lives . Mr. Rantoul contends , however , that there is no such com- pact . ' It belongs to those , ' he says , ' who claim for society the rightful power of life and death over its ...
Charles Spear. • rights to the government under which he lives . Mr. Rantoul contends , however , that there is no such com- pact . ' It belongs to those , ' he says , ' who claim for society the rightful power of life and death over its ...
Sivu 22
... live while God shall spare our lives , which is the essential pre- cedent condition of all our other rights ? Property may be diminished , and afterwards increased . Liberty may be taken away for a time , and subsequently restored . The ...
... live while God shall spare our lives , which is the essential pre- cedent condition of all our other rights ? Property may be diminished , and afterwards increased . Liberty may be taken away for a time , and subsequently restored . The ...
Sivu 24
... lives , the right to take away his life ; that it is a measure of legal violence , and not the act of his own consent or free will ; that it usurps the prerogative of Heaven . Stretch the princi- ple a little farther , and allow us to ...
... lives , the right to take away his life ; that it is a measure of legal violence , and not the act of his own consent or free will ; that it usurps the prerogative of Heaven . Stretch the princi- ple a little farther , and allow us to ...
Sivu 34
... lives is of very little consequence to society , and it is not an object fit to engage the attention of the government of a great state , even if these laws might be repealed without injury . It is impossible that any legislator can ...
... lives is of very little consequence to society , and it is not an object fit to engage the attention of the government of a great state , even if these laws might be repealed without injury . It is impossible that any legislator can ...
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Sivu 177 - And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Sivu 176 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you...
Sivu 139 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Sivu 131 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Sivu 167 - The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall hearken...
Sivu 217 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Sivu 129 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Sivu 126 - And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Sivu 179 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Sivu 127 - And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.