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To be copied
land had not declared it an evil, it never
could be proved an Evil.+ + Yes it could: or it never sho ought to have forbidden. It lessen'd the national stand of riches, & consequently of strength. it encreased that of a rival nation . So at least it was supposed to do. It follows then,
upon our Author's Principles, that HI
quietly submit to the Penalty, I am a
very moral man, because I am not guilty
of any Offence, which is malum in
se: and I and a very good Citizen, for I
embrace one of the Alternatives proposed by
the law: nay, it follows, that till I am
found out, though I submit to no penalty,
I am still a very moral man, and
a very good Citizen too:—: for the law does not
require me to submit to any penalty till
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