Quote of the day
If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. . . . What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.
Cesare Beccaria
Born: March 15, 1738
Died: November 28, 1794 (aged 56)
Bio: Cesare Bonesana-Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio was an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, and politician, who is widely considered as the most talented jurist and one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment.
Known for:
- On Crimes and Punishments (1764)
- Of Crimes and Punishments
- A Discourse on Public Economy and Commerce