The Borzoi College ReaderCharles Muscatine, Marlene Griffith |
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Page 143
... death penalty is legitimate . In all other cases the arguments for capital punishment do not stand up to the ... death penalty by weighing the advisability of that penalty today , and in Europe . With much less competence , I shall try ...
... death penalty is legitimate . In all other cases the arguments for capital punishment do not stand up to the ... death penalty by weighing the advisability of that penalty today , and in Europe . With much less competence , I shall try ...
Page 145
... death - and it can be legitimized only by a truth or a principle that is superior to man . In fact , the supreme punishment has always been , throughout the ages , a religious penalty . Inflicted in the name of the king , God's ...
... death - and it can be legitimized only by a truth or a principle that is superior to man . In fact , the supreme punishment has always been , throughout the ages , a religious penalty . Inflicted in the name of the king , God's ...
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... death penalty would help us pro- gress toward that society . After taking such an initiative , France could offer to extend it to the non - abolitionist countries on both sides of the iron curtain . But , in any case , she should set ...
... death penalty would help us pro- gress toward that society . After taking such an initiative , France could offer to extend it to the non - abolitionist countries on both sides of the iron curtain . But , in any case , she should set ...
Contents
THE NECESSITY FOR THINKING | 3 |
John Henry Newman | 43 |
THE RIGHT USE OF LANGUAGE | 57 |
Copyright | |
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