That the punishment of criminals should be rendered useful. A man that is hanged is no longer useful; but a man condemned to the public works is still serviceable to his country, and a living lecture against crime.[Que les supplices des criminels soient utiles. Un homme pendu n’est bon à rien, et un homme condamné aux ouvrages publics sert encore la patrie et est une leçon vivante.]
Source:(ed. DuMont, 1901), Volume VII, Law (Civil and Ecclesiastical), Page 78
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