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Indirect Legislation
Rewarding
upon condition in confidence that he will do the work that if the work be not done by
such a time it the reward may be taken away from him.
It may be given to no purpose at all as in the first case: it ma to a good purpose
in an awkward way as in the third, or to the same good purpose
in the most dexterous way possible, as in the second
In general the cases in which the objects
of desire are distributed in the way of reward bear
but a small proportion to those in which they are
distributed with no such view. In the case where
the property Those services on the
part of the government
whi by which property
is created and the
transmission of it according
to the pleasure of the
possessor secured are
render'd in general is given without any views
of extracting service: unless it be said that the maintenance
of the succession in the hands of the heir is
a reward to the industry of the ancestor. There will must
always however be considerable allowances made for the purchase
of services, to be render'd to on account of the public. On
these occasions the question is how to apply the
object in question in such manner as to afford
the best chance of producing the effect. Reward Emolument
at some period or other a man must have, or
he will not willingly undertake the service task , and there
are many services as is more particularly shewn
elsewhere which if not done willingly can will not be
done well. Shall the reward then be given a man
in the first instance, subject to be taken from him
in case of his not rendering the service? or should
not
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