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12 April 1805
Evidence
One thing to be considered consideration to be attended to in this view is that the less the
in this, as in other cases, the less the demand for design – the less
the necessity of design to the production of the results, the less conclusive
is the evidence of designs afforded by which the existence of the design is indicated by the existence of
the result.
For In the production of the leading arrangements – the broad large and
characteristic features or feature of the system – such as the existence of
the parties from the presence of the Judge &c – design it can scarcely and the substitution of the written
trash of herdings to the oral averments and confessions of parties – it can scarcely have happened, that design should have been without its share
a leading share. But these essential points secured, the main
end would scarcely be better served by the deepest design, than
by accident imbecillity and negligence.
Creation once this accounted for and explained, preservation presents no not the slightest difficulty.
In the psychological works world, the power of the vis inertia is not
less mighty than in physical the physical. Whatever works, under the
span med of sinister interest, design aided by imbecillity, have
been able to erect set up habit and prejudice, with the support of the
same ever watchful all-powerful interest, can never find any difficulty in
keeping up on foot.
† A mixture of design and imbecillity produced the result, design and prejudice have continued it.
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