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4. The interests of ill will – or antipathy. These take many forms
and require to be doubly bridled – for they are pernicious to both
parties & leave on every side a balance of evil. They therefore specially And they are
command to be checked, – they present themselves in many forms & no the more pernicious because they do
not always exhibit the malevolence of their origin.
They are sometimes moved by the rival position of another.
There is a clashing of interests – producing coldness – dislike, or
as at hatred. Hence a desire to inflict pain upon a rival.
Ill will grown out of injuries done by another.
He may have interfered with your love of ease – he may have
wounded your pride or your vanity – he may have injured wronged your friend – he may have misrepresented your politica
or religious opinions. These are no reasons that you should
do him mischief. Morality requires – your own interest
requires that your should forbear from doing him mischief.
Cast up the results the pains of ill will – the pleasures of
revenge – & then the re-action of revenge upon yourself – &
possibly upon others. You will find the balance against you
bold as upon concerns your own account – the self-regarding account
and as respects the object of your ill-will it is all an
account of suffering without deduction.
Besides you may be are giving evidence not only of immorality but
of weakness. You have no power over the mind of him who
is obnoxious to you. So you exhibit at the same time the a
want of self control – & a malignity of intention – proofs of
mental weakness and moral defects.
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