Similarities Between Beccaria And The French Revolution

Register to read the introduction… Beccaria’s idea, was that the French were trying to make a system of law where everyone would be innocent until proven guilty, which is what we use today. Beccaria tried making the lifestyle ‘terror free,’ where there would be no torture, although the death penalty was still used against some beliefs. Along with Beccaria’s ideals, (Beccaria – Essay on Crimes & Punishments)

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes wrote about “The Third Estate,” which embraces all that which belong to the nation. Even though it may be referred to as a ‘nation,’ the nobles received more freedom than peasants, which was common all around France. This is continued with Beccaria’s ideas, because even though nobles may be treated differently, the punishments are always the same, and so is the theory that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The French Revolution gave everyone equal punishments and followed rules of the Enlightenment. (Document #3 Sieyes – Third Estate)

Ceasing the corrupt aristocracy of the controlled government, instituting one that championed each freedom and the ideals of the main Enlightenment are all prime examples of the reason that the French Revolution was indeed based upon the ideals of the