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Chapter 21 of 21 · Resist Not Evil by Clarence Darrow

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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

causes of, 33–39, 41

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

effect of, 26–31, 33

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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