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The immorality of acts of maleficence may be greatly
heightened by the want of temptation – that is, where in cases
where the pleasure purchased is small to the evil doer, from
the absence of want – or other cause – contrasted with the
suffering of injury done to the sufferer. Thus the rich man who is a despoiler
commits an offence far more culpable than one of the
same character committed by a poor man. And in the
regions of active or positive beneficence, where the good
done has required some special effort in consequence of
the situation of the good-doer – the merit
(always supposing the laws of prudence not to be
violated) will be great in proportion to the sacrifice.
As a mischievous act, being as will naturally be
considered evidence of a man's malignity, – should its natural
consequence be the production of other mischievous acts – so
those acts of beneficence will be worthy of the highest praise whose result & consequences effect are the
creation of other acts of beneficence – in other words –
should the one deed of virtue be prolific of other deeds of virtue.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	582	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f268
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[top of fleur de lys motif]]]
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Notes public		ID Number	5798
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