HUMA 1825 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Tyrant, Truism, Pope Innocent I
18 Dec 2017
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Ch 2: the right to punish - pg. Every punishment not derived from absolute necessity is tyrannous (cruel and oppressive govt) Foundation of sovereign"s right to punish crime: Necessity of defending repository of public well-being from usurpations (illegal occupancy of throne) of individuals. Juster the punishments, more sacred and inviolable (secure from destruction) is security and greater the freedom which sovereign preserves for subjects. Sovereign"s true right to punish crimes, vain to hope that any lasting advantage will accrue from public morality, if it"s not founded on ineradicable human sentiments. Any law that differs from them will meet with resistance that will overcome it at the end, same way that a small force applied continuously, will always overcome sudden shock applied to the body. Multiplication of human race, exceeded the means that a sterile and untended nature provides for the satisfaction of man"s ever-evolving needs, brought primitive men together.
