Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for
nothing, and a man condemned to public works still serves the country,
and is a living lesson.

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Let all laws be clear, uniform and precise: to interpret laws is almost
always to corrupt them.

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Let nothing be infamous save vice.

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Let taxes be always proportional.

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Let the law never be contradictory to custom: for if the custom be good,
the law is worthless.




_CLIMATE_


Climate influences religion as regards customs and ceremonies. A