“ When any man, even in political society, renders himself by his crimes, obnoxious to the public, he is punished by the laws in his goods and person ”
David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). copy citation
| Author | David Hume |
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| Source | An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals |
| Topic | society crime |
| Date | 1751 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4320/4320-h/4320-h.htm |
Context
“And his particular regard to justice being no longer of use to his own safety or that of others, he must consult the dictates of self-preservation alone, without concern for those who no longer merit his care and attention.
When any man, even in political society, renders himself by his crimes, obnoxious to the public, he is punished by the laws in his goods and person; that is, the ordinary rules of justice are, with regard to him, suspended for a moment, and it becomes equitable to inflict on him, for the BENEFIT of society, what otherwise he could not suffer without wrong or injury.”
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