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It is not in my power to change alter these my instruments
I read these words of Ld Mansfield:
Shall I suffer any reverence for illustrious characters to supercede be suffer'd the regard to
utility which will result accrue to the public by an illustration if successful
subject of this importance. the voice of that public would with justice condemn the measured conscience of every wise and good man would be my
But of all my Judges that able Lord were he to deign to cast an eye on these Incubations would be the most severe.

On reflection upon the whole occurs — the influence of that technical sophistry must indeed be baneful
which has spread perplexity and illusion over the source of perspicacity [where perspicacity seemed to have fixed its' eternal residue reasonings of such Lord Mansfield.

Observe the mischievous absurdityies that must flow [by in the in necessity] from this doctrine with a necessity not to be resisted. The consequence of the contrary either that Libellers ought it no case to be punished, or
that two Juries of equal integrity and discernment on the same day in the same cause with the same evidence before them
must give contrary opposite verdicts.

A Pamphlet Party Essay is published by a Bookseller full of invectives
whose Guilt or whose merit which the reader please
be ten years hence or perhaps tomorrow —
if we have any must be such as will if not eternal must at least keep beyond
and those who stringed it most by profession are liable

One half may esteem the of the Minister corrupt weak
it may happen that the honest part
be denied to be the case even now

Now then let one
the first




Identifier: | JB/096/127/001
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096

Main Headings

legislation

Folio number

127

Info in main headings field

introd. ch. ii dimensions of happiness

Image

001

Titles

note

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

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Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::propatria [britannia motif]]]

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Notes public

ID Number

31131

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