JB/058/174/001

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25 May 1805
Evidence

In comparison of the part borne share taken by the Judge, the share
taken by the legislator in the production of that immense mass
of evil will be found very inconsiderable. The personal
advantage reaped by the from the Judge has it will be seen been
very great: and that in the most tempting generally tempting and irresistible shape, pecuniary
profit with power and reputation for the security
and embellishment of it. The personal advantage of reaped
by the legislator has in considerable comparison been but extremely
very slight: no more than a little a slight difference in the article
of : yet even that force we shall find productive of
no a share in the mischief, in itself very considerable
inconsiderable inferior only when put in comparison with that produced
by the Judge. Such may be the influence effect of a very slight
motive, where it finds nothing to counterbalance it on the other
side. I speak of taxes on justice, considered in respect
of their operation prohibitive effect in the way of a

In general when Setting aside this particular case instance
what has been done by the legislator towards the heaping
up of this immense mass of evil has been the result
rather of deception than of the influence of sinister interest. On the
sum of supposed knowledge pretended reason, the supposed result of inclusive
and indubitable experience, the Judge together
with lawyers of other denominations predators sharing with him
in his sinister interest, the man of law in all his various
forms, though by the needs in which opposition existing between
his particular and the general interest, rendered became the natural
enemy of mankind, has been the counsellor, by whose
advice the bystander has governed himself in all by far
on the occasion of by far the greatest part of the labour bestowed
by him on this ground.

Identifier: | JB/058/174/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 58.
Date_1	1805-05-25	Marginal Summary Numbering	10-11
Box	058	Main Headings	evidence
Folio number	174	Info in main headings field	evidence
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d6 / e6
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	18843
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