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1939. CRIME, Natural Laws and.—
It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to
frame law in opposition to the laws of nature,
and to arm them with the terrors of
death. This is truly creating crimes in order
to punish them.—
Note on Crimes Bill. Washington ed. i, 159.
Ford ed., ii, 218.
(1779)
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