“The penalty of death is the only one that makes an injustice absolutely irreparable; from which it follows that the existence of the death penalty implies that one is exposed to committing an irreparable injustice; from which it follows that it is unjust to establish it. This reasoning appears to us to have the force of a demonstration.”
Quote by Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
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Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, was a prominent French philosopher, mathematician, and Enlightenment thinker of the 18th century. He advocated for rationalism, freedom, equality, and love, and had a profound impact on the French Revolution. more
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