Resist Not Evil


Read by Martha H. Weller

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Clarence Darrow, perhaps best known as the defense attorney for John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, had a long career defending controversial cases and advocating for social justice. His experiences working within the justice system led him to question its underlying precepts. He held that punishment, with its associated violence and cruelty and no consideration of the circumstances of the so-called criminal, only serves to perpetuate human misery and does nothing to lessen crime. This work, Resist Not Evil, outlines in high oratory and irrefutable logic the flaws in the justice system. The title refers to the bible verse Matthew 5:39 where Jesus instructs his followers to not retaliate against those who wrong them, but to respond with love and forgiveness, even if it means more suffering. - Summary by M. Weller (3 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:35 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 1. The Nature of the State 10:43 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 2. Armies and Navies 15:58 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 3. The Purpose of Armies 9:06 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 4. Civil Government 12:52 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 5. Theory of Crime and Punishment 8:50 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 6. Remedial Effects of Punishment 21:30 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 7. Cause of Crime 18:13 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 8. The Proper Treatment of Crime 6:23 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 9. Impossibility of Just Judgment 9:59 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 10. The Judge of the Criminal 6:42 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 11. The Measure of Punishment 17:18 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 12. Who Deserves Punishment 4:57 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 13. Natural Law and Conduct 11:18 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 14. Rules Governing Penal Codes and Their Victims 12:50 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 15. The Machinery of Justice 14:49 Read by Martha H. Weller
Chapter 16. The Right Treatment of Violence 17:53 Read by Martha H. Weller