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10 April 1805
Evidence
9. A malâ fide demand makes a suit as much as a bonâ
fide demand: therefore, it is the interest of the men of law requires
that the number of malâ fide suits demands be made as great as
possible. Third object of technical procedure – to increase render the numer
of mala fide demands – of mala fide suits – being such on the part
of the demandant plaintiff – as great as possible.
10. A mala fide defence continues a suit as much as
a bonâ fide defence: therefore it is the interest of the man
of law requires that the number of mala fide defences be
made as great as possible. Second Fourth object of technical procedure –
to render increase the number of malâ fide defences – of malâ fide
suits being such on the part of the defendant, as great as possible.
11. The quantity of profit extractible, in a given space of time, from the aggregate
number of suits, being given, it is the interest of the man of
law that the number of suits carried on within that time
should be as small as possible: since whatever labour is not attended with profit, is neat loss. third Sixth Object of technical procedure,
to render as small as possible the number of suits carried on by those whose
capacity of expense affords no profit, or inferior profit as small as possible: in other
words to exclude as much as possible the poorer classes, that is
the great majority of people, from the benefit of justice: –
to place the great body of the people in a state of perpetual
outlawry. N.B. This effect takes place in a considerable degree,
without the necessity of any exertions directed to this special purpose specially directed to this purpose. The greater
the quantity quantum of expence created, the less the number of those
whose circumstances enable them to support it.
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