外国法学名人名言集录 英文 中文 a sage punishes not because a crime has been committed, but rather to prevent its being committed;because the past cannot be revoked, but the future is being forestalled
nemo prudens punit quia peccatum est, sed ne peccetur;reuocari enim praeterita non possunt, futura prohibentur)
Plato 智者非因犯罪已然发生才去惩罚,实乃为了防止犯罪而施刑责;其原因在于,过去无法逆转,而未来则可以预防
——柏拉图 The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public
Samuel Johnson 法律是人类为公众利益所作实践中探索出的人类智慧最终结晶
——塞缪尔·约翰逊 In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics
Earl Warren 在文明的生活中,法律漂浮在道德的海洋上
——厄尔·沃伦 The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted