“No man can be judged a criminal until he be found guilty; nor can society take from him the public protection until it have been proved that he has violated the conditions on which it was granted.”

About Cesare Beccaria

Philosopher • Italian

Cesare Beccaria was an Italian jurist, philosopher, and politician who is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. His most famous work, "On Crimes and Punishments" (1764), condemned...