Chapter 21 of 21 · Resist Not Evil by Clarence Darrow
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INDEX
America, military, 5
Army, see Military
Bravery, 81
Bureaucracy, in civil government, 15
Cattle, effects of prosperity on, 65
Charity, and judgment, 58
Children, love and development, 78
Christianity, the military and, 5
Civil government, 15–19
Civil law, safety and mob law, 80
Crime
crime rate and natural events, 66
proper treatment of, 41–43
property crimes, 61
theory of crime and punishment, 21–24
Criminal code, see Penal code
Criminals
as complete human beings, 69
creation of by system of justice, 71
energies of, 66
judgment of, 49–51
physical and mental condition of, 37
seasonal variations in jail populations, 38
Darrow, Clarence, life and work, 85–93
Death penalty
theory of crime and punishment, 21
Democracy
civil law, 16
nature of, 3
social organization, 16
Disease, theory of, 35
Economics
peace and war, 8
support for the military, 6
Equality
under democracy, 17
wealth distribution and property crimes, 62
Europe
military camps, 5
peace and war, 8
Evil, theory of intrinsic evil, 59
Extortion, 67
Fines, effects of, 57
Force, see Violence
Government, see Civil government;
Democracy; Military;
Monarchy; State
Hangings, public hangings, 27–31
Hell, threat of, 82
History
of civil government, 15
of natural law, 64
of punishment, 54
of the state, 3
Inequality
under democracy, 17
wealth distribution and property crimes, 62
Intrinsic evil, theory of, 59
Judgment
administration of justice, 45–48, 71–75
and charity, 58
of criminals, 49–51
and morality, 10
Justice
administration of justice, 45–48, 71–75
Loeb-Leopold trial, 85
punishment and the function of the state, 56
Larceny, 33
Law
administration of justice, 45–48
civil law in democracy, 16
mob law, 80
and social order, 18
variations of over time or between different societies, 22
Liberty, under democracy, 16
Loeb-Leopold trial, 85
Love, in administration of treatment, 78
Loyalty, source of, 13
Military, 5–10
economic support of, 6
effects of war, 6
patriotism, morality and soldiers’ individuality, 9
peace and war, 7–9
purpose of, 11–13
replacement by civil government, 15
the state and, 5
Mob law, 80
Monarchy, relationships between monarchies, 11
Morality
of soldiers as individuals, 9
of violence, 74
Murder, death penalty, 28
Natural events, crime rate, 66
Natural law
and criminal code, 61–64
history of, 64
Navy, see Military Neutrality, and war preparations, 8
Non-resistance
cowardice and bravery, 81
and the state, 1
Order, see Security
Over-population, and war, 7
Patriotism, and war, 9
Peace, and war, 7
Penal code
punishment, 59
rules governing, 65–69
Population, and war, 7
Property crimes, 61
Protection, see Security
Public good, basis of, 17
Public hangings, 27–31
Punishment
administration of justice, 45–48 measuring just how much, 53–58 remedial effects of, 25–32
theory of crime and punishment, 21–24 usefulness of, 42, 72–74
who is most deserving of, 59
Revenge, see Vengeance
Rothbard, Murray N., similarity with Darrow, 89–92
Safety, see Security
Security
civil and mob law, 80
and legal initiatives, 18
through punishment, 26
Smuggling, 33
Society
democracy and regulation of, 16
role of, 75
variations in laws and punishments over time or between different societies, 22
Soldiers, morality as individuals, 9 Soul
and body, 36
indignity of punishment, 57
State, 1–4, see also Democracy; Military
civil government, 15–19
history of, 3
non-resistance, 1
relationships between monarchies, 11
violence and, 2
Swindling, 68
Truth and freedom, 81
Vengeance
in acts of punishment, 23
alternatives to, 82
Violence
in courts and civil government, 15
effects of, 13
morality of, 74
natural effects of, 77–83
and the state, 2
War, see also Military
effects of, 6
preparations for and neutrality, 8
Wealth distribution, property crimes, 62
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