Resist Not Evil
Clarence Darrow
Gelesen von Martha H. Weller





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