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Prudence thus divides itself into two departments classes – The prudence which
regards ourselves – the insulated prudence when no interests but those of the agent are
at stake & the prudence which responds has reference to others, when the interests of
others are at stake, – for though a man's happiness is naturally
& necessarily his primary & ultimate object, yet that happiness is
so dependent on the conduct of others towards him, as to make the regulation
& sanction of the conduct of others towards him an object of his
prudential care.

Hence grows the association of prudence with benevolence – & hence
the necessity of ascertaining the dictates of Effective benevolence even with a view
to the interests of prudence alone –

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Effective benevolence, again, both in its negative shape, acting any where a man
refrains from doing that which may injure others, or in its positive shape where
a man confers pleasure upon others, is of two classes, either practicable without
self-sacrifice, or requiring self-sacrifice for its exercise.

But for the application of these principles to practice, – inasmuch
as they bear upon all the concerns of life existence, – on every event of every day
of any life, – & as these events are infinitely varied in their character, it
is obvious that nothing more can be done than to lay down general rules, and
to give point out some cases for their exemplification. be any the
Just cases may will become like lamps illumining a sphere far beyond their
own little planes. And the whole moral edifice is one of unity, sympathy simplicity
and harmony symmetry – each part enabling the inquirer to comprehend the rest –
any fragment of it will give the character, the measure of the whole.
Fathom out if the circle of dogmatism & vagueness, the moral Code admitts
is perfectly symmetry harmonious, – consisting of very few articles, – but these are
applicable to every possible case, – & resolve every debatable question.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	351	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f27
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[top of j & m mills]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	john fraunceis gwyn
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	5567
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