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8 CH ... Of LAWS in general — Measure of their expediency.

Such, perhaps, may by some be conceived to be the less
atrocious Laws of France against Acts offences of the same
Nature.

3. Where the Act prohibited is such as would not
produce Unhappiness in the Community, but the
Penalty is not ordinarily inflicted.

Such as a Statute of the Time of our Hen. 8 [25
H. 8. C. 13] making it penal to keep above 2000 Sheep.
4. Where the Act prohibited is such as would produce
Unhappiness in the Community but less than that
produced by the Penalty annexed to it by the Law in
Question when inflicted in such Manner as to answer
the End in ordinary Degree of preventing it.

Such I conceive to be a Statute of Queen Elizabeth,
making it Death for a Person to associate for a Month
together with the People called Gypsies.
5. Where the Act prohibited is such as would produce
Unhappiness in the Community but less than that
produced by any Penalty that could be assigned when
inflicted in such a Manner as to answer the End in an
ordinary Degree of preventing it.

Such I conceive to be the Laws against swearing. In

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