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Execution
Causes of the
frequency of
crimes in England.
Robberies & other crimes of indigence (Murder out
of the question), than in any other country in
Europe. The question is how causes this? the
answer is a mixture of false humanity, timidity
and indifference [in the ruling powers] From
the an tot almost total neglect of a prejudice
against those expedients for enforcing penal ordnances
and magnifying the effect of impression made by them which
common sense grounded on experience has dictated
to most other nations.
These paint the mixture of timidity/disdain,
pride & meanness, that prevails at present
among statesmen.
Perhaps in some better age — — — —
bold to propose, prompt to reason, reply, anxious to satisfy patient of
contradiction capable of retracting, prone to persevere
where perseverance — — — —with an affectionate confidence — —
content to risk his
life and what his
more his reputation popularity
for the satisfaction
of adding to the seeing
an encrease to the public felicity
&
the honour glory of being
himself the cause
of it.
may stand forth and address himself to the public
people in some such terms as these —
Friends and fellow-countrymen -subjects
Our Laws are bad: in every part
of them inadequate to their end: teeming with mischief and absurdity in every part of
them far short of what they might be. inadequate to their end I ap may
appeal to your reason experience and ask you
whether you feel not the [imperfection] impropriety/condition they are of them by its
effects. I might appeal to your reason, and ask bid
them you
by the crime you are
witnesses to by the litigations
you are involved in
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