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Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment

Cesare Beccaria

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Cesare Beccaria
Age: 56 †
Born: 1738
Born: March 15
Died: 1794
Died: November 20
Criminologist
Economist
Jurist
Philosopher
Milano
Italia
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