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1st Assumption.
That Man in general is of himself disposed to
speak the truth: that is to give a representation communicate
to those who apply to him such
(ideas as shall serve to represent the phenomena)
a representation (of things) as shall serve to
excite in the party hearer such ideas of the
phenomena in question conformable to
the real state of those phenomena.

2
Men do nothing without an interest, it is
impossible they should do any thing without
an interest. If then the general disposition of
men be as above supposed, we must find
an interest to create it.

3
The interest then that men have to speak
the truth may be created by any one
altogether of the three Sanctions. The
Moral, the Political, and the Religious.
That which is created by the Moral
Sanction, I call it⊞ ⊞ an interest of Moral creation or for shortness, a Moral interest,
when by the Political, an Political
interest of Political creation, or for shortness, a Political interest: when
by the Religious, an interest of Religious
creation, or for shortness, a Religious
interest.

4.
The Moral Interest a man has to speak
truth is founded in the cause opinion (an opinion
formed and strengthened by hourly

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experience of the interest men have in
having one anothers speaking truth with be it
regard to the in general, and with regard to most of the
occurrences of life. Hence the general
maxim⊞ ⊞ too obvious to need being delivered in words but which is incessantly heard & copied in the thoughts of every man.
Every man ought in general to speak truth.

5.
It consists in the ill-will men are disposed to bear towards those whom they
see violating that rule: and in the ill
offices and suspension of good offices
ensuing upon connected with that Ill-Will: modes of
conduct productive of contingent unliquidated
Pain to the obnoxious party. who is the object
of their

6.
The interest in having truth spoken is
greater or less according to the of the
facts or phenomena which are the subject
of it

7
[The general interest men have in speaking
truth arises from the general interest
men have in having truth spoken.]

8.
The general interest men have in speaking
truth is liable to be counteracted
by different incidental interests according
to the different occasions in which
both may happen to be required. These
counteract the former with a greater or
less force, so as in some cases to cov overcome
it altogether.

9.
The mischief (that ensues) to be apprehended from the non-reception
repulsion of evidence, is that the transgression

EVIDENCE: Beginning Fundamental Assumptions. I

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