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1828 Aug. 15
Blackstone

Civil law – Penal law – these are the words of
distinction which in on the subject speaking of law whatever law
is on the carpet we see and hear continually employed.
So it is with us in this country: and in other countries most of the
that on the continent civilized countries they have two correspondently distinct
bodies of law – of statute lade under the several names of the
Civil and Code and the Penal Code. In explaining cases With the matter of a
For the explanation of our own system of law, with theone or
the other of those we must begin: and on this occasion
a necessary question is, with which point to consider is which it should be. The To
that question the answer as far answer – the only answer that can
be given – is far indeed from being so simple and
easy as it were to be wished it should be. The case
is that whichsoever we begin with it will be impossible
to go on far without turning to and speaking of the
other: so intimately are they combined and intertwined,
and we may but too truly say entangled, the one
with the other.

The one to begin with which it seems best to begin with is the Civil branch of
the entire body of the law. Why? Answer because it is that
alone which presents to us the idea of a benefit: it is
that alone which presents us with any other idea sentiment than
that those of terror and aversion: for such are those
improper which from which are the the which the words punishaments and crimes or crimes and
punishments have for their accompaniments. of

For this reason Thus then it is that at the outset we must hope
to speak of the matter of belonging to the Civil Code: and thereby that is to say
of the rights benefits for which, as above we are indebted to the
law, those products of it to which we are, all of us considerably indebted – not only for our well-being, but our very being: the benefits,
this had: that is to say the rights: in which form appear
whatsoever benefits issue are capable of being derived from that source.

Identifier: | JB/030/099/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Date_1	1828-08-15	Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	030	Main Headings	pannomion
Folio number	099	Info in main headings field	blackstone
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals	richard doane	Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public		ID Number	9606
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