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It is impossible to anticipate all of the misdeeds engendered by the universal conflict of human passions. They multiply at a compound rate with the growth in population and the interlacing of particular interests that cannot be directed with geometrical precision towards the public utility.
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"It is impossible to anticipate all of the misdeeds engendered by the universal conflict of human passions. They multiply at a compound rate with the growth in population and the interlacing of particular interests that cannot be directed with geometrical precision towards the public utility."
— Cesare Beccaria

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It is impossible to anticipate all of the misdeeds engendered by the universal conflict of human passions. They multiply at a compound rate with the growth in population and the interlacing of particular interests that cannot be directed with geometrical precision towards the public utility. — Cesare Beccaria

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Cesare Beccaria was a Judge from Duchy of Milan (1738–1794).

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This quote is attributed to Cesare Beccaria, a Judge from Duchy of Milan.
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Cesare Beccaria lived from 1738 – 1794.