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Purity
presumed prima
facie — in Pleasures

27.
A pleasure is to be esteemed pure, till
some reason can be shewn why it should
be otherwise.

In Pains.

28.
A Pain in like manner is to be esteemed
pure, till some reason can be shewn
why it should be otherwise.

From Wealth

29.
A The pleasure perceptible from possession any article of
property, of wealth, (viz: the pleasure
of function together with that of expectation
which precedes it) are to be esteemed pure
till some reason can be shewn why
it should be otherwise.

Adequate Cause
of Action

30.
A motive and sufficient physical power, both being recognized
for such by the party, are to be esteemed
as being about sufficient to produce the act, till some
contrary stronger and at least equal motive can be
shewn produced. assigned.

To of olde
What to be reputed
adequate

31.
What appears to him who considers it a motive
sufficient towards an act to produce an act in the
general run of mankind, is to be esteemed
[by him] sufficient to produce it in the
party in question agent under consideration.

Action supposes
pleasure.

32.
When a man does an act, be it what it
may, it must be taken for granted, that, all
things consider'd, he finds a pleasure or instigation of pain in it:
oth or ++
++ else
he would not have done it: otherwise+
+ if this be not
true
it is not pleasure and pain, but something
else that is a motive to action.

Happiness to a
State

33.
For a State to gain Happiness there is but one
way: it is for ++
++ by ... gaining
some one or more of the individuals
that compose it to gain ++ pleasure.

INTROD. Axioms BK 3
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Impure.
quand ipsum
& alias

A pleasure or pain Lot of Happiness or Unhappiness in a State may be said to be
impure, either as concerning +
+ with reference to
against the sentient person,
as against the others: i:e: the community state:
to be simply pure, it must be pure
with reference to both to him and them.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	27-34
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