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Division of Offences against the National Wealth
The desertion of a man actually engaged in
the military service is an offence against the
Public Force. It might seem from hence also that the emigration
of any inhabitant at least of any male
inhabitant of the dominions of the state was also
capable of bearing arms was also an
offence against the Public Force. shew indeed In a certain
sense this must be admitted to be true — why?
[because all the branches of the business of government
are more or less connected ] [because there is a connection
more or less intimate that runs through
every branch of government.] For this reason, and
this only that it is an Offence against the National Public
Wealth. For every Offence that is immediately
an Offence against the Public National Wealth is so
ultimately against the Public Force. The National Public
Wealth is the fountain of the Public Force.
Whatever diminishes the former tends of course
to dominate effect a proportionable diminution in the other.
Things or persons may alike be Articles of wealth, articles articles of force
ingredients in the sum of wealth, ingredients im the
sum of force, are either things or persons. The same thing
Identifier: | JB/072/056/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 72.
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penal code |
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056 |
offences against the national wealth |
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001 |
offences against religion |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::[gr with crown motif] pro patria [with motif]]] |
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"not done" |
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