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1828. Jany. 15
Law Amendment or Duelling extinguished

Propositions
(7 § 1. Introductory History
Homicide — Duelling
Introduction
Origins

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2 Superstition
Opinion that success
in a combat depends
on special favour
from the Almighty

Enter upon the stage now the disease of superstition.

Enter now what is called
religion: with the name of religion on his front.

Among the maxims still received — received in ap
outward show at least if not in inward feeling, is then
that success in fighting combat upon the largest scale such success
depends on not so much on the general connection between cause and effect as the special favour of the Almighty towards
one side in preference to the other side: love of justice being of the number of his attributes and that on which side
the preference shall be given depends upon the its being the side
of justice upon its having justice on its side.

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On Each side priests
proclaim that
justice is on
their side.

But Moreover in the declared and unceasing opinion of the priesthood of the
ministers of religion on each of the sides contesting nations or assemblages of nations, that justice on its
side has this same powerful ally on its side.

and consequently
the Almighty

But if in the combat of a hundred thousand against
a hundred thousand success is thus dependent upon justice, —
if he who is that side/party has justice on side is so sure to win
or conversely if if it be so sure/if the assurance be so great, that if the assurance, the certainty is so certain that party who wins is so sure to have
been in the right, why not in the combat between any one
of them and any other. Starting on Setting out from/with this assumption, it is
altogether natural at least, if not reasonable to arrive at
this conclusion.

Identifier: | JB/016/144/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Date_1	1828-01-15	Marginal Summary Numbering	15-16
Box	016	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	144	Info in main headings field	law amendment or duelling extinguished
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e7
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	5951
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