“The laws are the conditions under which men, naturally independent, united themselves in society.”

Cesare Beccaria

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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...

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