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Quis the Agent Quid the subject whether a person or a thing
Cur is ambiguous referring either to the motive or the end
(for that I would have a power left to do
Thus the end of a Man's Action may be general happiness
but the motive is always his own particular happiness
All questions of intention are questions of fact; because either there are is no fact the connexion
of which with a certain intention is necessary, and therefore standing alone they it ought not to be made
or if there be, they are it is so obviously so, that simple men are not likely to mistake fail of practicing it, and nor to
it does it require the disciplined sagacity of a Judge.
In the course of this work I have had several
reasons to cause to be remarked instances where
the taking of such a connection for where it was not so necessary, where
and substituting accordingly a decision concerning the existence of the fact, in the room of a decision concerning the existence of an
intention, on a ground exposes to evil consequences.
When you have completed
your definition of the
crime so as to take
in all the mischief, &
nothing more than the
mischief, then have you
done all that there is for
the Law to do,[+]
[+] The Judge has nothing more to do (and surely it is enough) but than to superintend the order
& conduct of the proceedings, to keep the Convict to within their duty in order to interrogate and witnesses where he thinks proper
to sum up their testimony to remark on it for the benefit of the weak, and the strong, & the ambiguous, to
To examine &
explain the written
evidence —
in another place
to set aside the
those who vote for the
setting aside
the verdict if
he is not satisfied
with it:
The Jury but
to declare whether the requisite cr circumstances
exist
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