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Fallacies V.
Ch.

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Taking a baptism he might appear wanting
in confidence
for the welfare of future generations.
bonds all together as .
attempt to legislate for eternity.

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Cause of the propensity
of legislators
to attempt giving indefensible
perpetuity to
laws, with this fallacy
for their support —
Their attention is
engrossed by their
own interests and
prejudices.

The idea the spectacle of counteraction
of do being untenable,
for compleat
security they take
eternity at once.

Under these circumstances is it possible in human nature that men
shou to the amount of a majority in each of two
such numerous and preeminently well-informed assemblies
men should be weak to such a degree of weakness
as really to be persuaded that they them
on the subject occasion of a state of things which is not to take
place till a hundred years after their own time
they themselves are in point of relative information
and as well as maturity of judgment better qualified than
will be a set of men will be who will be occupying that same situation at that
same future time? — is it possible that in such a
situation human intellect intelligence should really
and bonâ fide have sunk to such a pitch of weakness? become so weak? —

No: — but the where whenever any thing of this sort in this way has
been done, the case is that no part of posterity does
not any part of it occupy any place in their thoughts

Beginning in themselves Taking their commencement in himself, it is in themselves that their thoughts himself that each man's
end. thoughts have their end. Engrossed and fascinated by some interest or interest-
begotten prejudice, their his fear has for its object is lest the
intolerable idea lest that of the system which is recommended
to them by such interest or such prejudice or both some part
how minute soever should be done away in their lives his life
time, that a spectacle so afflicting should at one
time or other present itself to his own eyes. To what At the end exact
length of time it may happen to these eyes of his to
have lost their visual powers he is not is more than with all his wisdom
he is able to foresee: to make sure therefore and to save
trouble
trouble, he takes eternity
at once for the measure
of the duration to be given
to his law.

Identifier: | JB/104/162/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 104.
Date_1	1811-07-05	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 22
Box	104	Main Headings	fallacies
Folio number	162	Info in main headings field	fallacies
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c16 / c12 / d21
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	34133
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