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Indirect Legislation

-regarding class. In civilized nations, the former
source of enjo source of enjoyment [object of pursuit] is in
a great measure [precluded] by the laws operation excluded cut off by the laws
of the laws. There remains the pleasure of drunkenness:
a pleasure attended with almost certain mischief
to the drunkard himself, and incidentally
to those who are exposed to suffer from the his outrages.
This is a practise with against which, from
various causes it would not be eligible to act in
with any great degree of force in the way of direct legislation. See Introd. Ch [Limit]
But in the tranquil way of indirect legislation
much may be done, or rather by the
natural progress of things in a civilised society
much is done, towards man weaning mankind
from their attachment to this pernicious practise debasing occupation.
— by encouraging
a taste for all
pleasures
Any thing is good that serves contributes to divert them
from this to other objects: any thing is good that
will contributes to turn the course of their expenditure
into another channel. It One may begin
with a taste for learning literature and the polite
arts: but there this these can spread but a exert but a little
way among the great bulk of the community:
— for spectacles
& other diversions
spectacles of all kinds; whatever goes by the
name of public diversions or entertainments: skill
in
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Identifier: | JB/087/087/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	087	Info in main headings field	indirect legislation
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f5 / f6 / f7 / f8
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::r williams [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	c. hamilton
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	27612
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