h this very assertion:
             Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign
             masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we
             shall do. On the one hand the standard of right and wrong, on the
             other the chain of causes and effects, are fastened to their throne.
             They govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every
             effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to
             (Bentham 1)
             This principle serves as the basis for several further concepts that the
             classical position holds true, including the idea that punishment is useful
             only in as much as it provides a deterrent to keep people from committing
             crimes. Thus, the basic concern of classical criminology lies not with the
             individual or understanding the individual crime, but in terms of finding
             the best method to keep the number of crimes at a low level. This focus on
             deterrence is one that is often still discussed today, typically in
             connection with debates regarding the death penalty. The classical view was
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