1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- People : ---------------------------------- Author : Cesare Beccaria : Of Crimes and Punishments Text : ---------------------------------- They may contemplate the effects of what was so improperly called ancient simplicity and good faith; humanity groaning under implacable superstition, the avarice and ambition of a few staining with human blood the thrones and palaces of kings, secret treasons and public massacres, every noble a tyrant over the people, and the ministers of the gospel of Christ bathing their hands in blood in the name of the God of all mercy. From : Chapter 5. Events : ---------------------------------- 1 -- Added : May 26, 2020 1 -- Updated : June 30, 2022 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/