Wednesday, March 11, 2015

SIR JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN ON DETERRENCE [PRO DEATH PENALTY QUOTE]



 

Sir James Fitzjames Stephen

QUOTE: "Some men, probably, abstain from murder because they fear that if they committed murder they would be hanged. Hundreds of thousands abstain from it because they regard it with horror. One great reason why they regard it with horror is that murderers are hanged."

AUTHOR: Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Baronet (3 March 1829 - 11 March 1894) was an English lawyer, judge and writer. He was created 1st Baronet Stephen by Queen Victoria.

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