"Without limiting the scope of activity, nothing remarkable can be done in any field. It is the absolute duty of a legislator not to make into a crime what is in the nature of a misdemeanor, and even then only according to the circumstances. He must humanely correct all this as a social problem, because it would be an extreme injustice to sanction these crimes as anti-social crimes.
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Without limiting the scope of activity, nothing remarkable can be done in any field. It is the absolute duty of a legislator not to make into a crime what is in the nature of a misdemeanor, and even then only according to the circumstances. He must humanely correct all this as a social problem, because it would be an extreme injustice to sanction these crimes as anti-social crimes.
""Fără limitarea sferei de activitate, în niciun domeniu nu se poate face nimic remarcabil. Datoria absolută a unui legislator e să nu transforme într-o crimă ceea ce are un caracter de abatere, și chiar și atunci doar în funcție de circumstanțe. El trebuie se corecteze cu omenie toate acestea ca pe o problemă socială, fiindcă ar fi o nedreptate extremă să sancționeze aceste infracțiuni ca pe niște crime antisociale."