Cesare Beccaria quoteCesare Beccaria [1738-1794]
Italian Judge 
Quote rank: 105
| In order that punishment should not be an act of violence perpetrated by one or many upon a private citizen, it is essential that it should be public, speedy, necessary, the minimum possible in the given circumstances, proportionate to the crime, and determined by the law. |
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