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1828 Aug. 20
Blackstone

What be after this description statement is obvious enough,
is that generally speaking, (though unquestionably the
exceptions will must be extensive,) the class of persons
most likely to most about the matter – in other words
to have been in relation to it percipient witnesses, are
the parties on both sides. These however are professed to be in profession
excluded. Excluded? and why? because they have an
interest in the business. And of those whom you admitt
who is there that for aught you know may have an interest
in the business? an interest – and for aught you know
unless it be a case in which punishment in a high degree
is at stake, a stronger and more impressive interest than
any of the parties. So is deception that it is your desire
to exclude? You admitt in this case the persons by whose
testimony if untrue incorrect you are most likely to be deceived, you exclude
those by whom you are least likely to be deceived.

In profession, I say – persons exposed to the seduction of
interest excluded: in profession, and so effectually – that
which one interest of less value than any cases that ever
existed stands included, an interest of the strongest kind
that nature and legal art and science in conjunction
ever made or could make stands excluded: all All
which may be seen in detail in the Rationale of Evidence.

☞ Go on with this, from Ch. XII Judiciary collectively §. 2. Actors
in the Judicial theatre: and § 3. Judicial functionaries

Identifier: | JB/031/181/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 31.
Date_1	1828-08-20	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	031	Main Headings	civil code
Folio number	181	Info in main headings field	blackstone
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c3 / d8 / e8
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1827
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1827
Notes public		ID Number	9867
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