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14 May 1807

Thus in the case of contracts.

1. Every man ought to fulfil the such engagements as he has
entered into. This, at the first mention may be regarded
as a rule of morality – as a rule dictate of justice.

2. Every man ought in case of to be compelled to fulfill such engagements
as he has entered into. This, at the first
mention may be regarded as a dictate of utility, fit to
be adopted, and acted upon by the legislator.

Thus far all well.

Look a little closer, and you will presently perceive On a second glance, it will presently be perceived
that conditions be rend before the adoption of this rule in
practice can be rendered subservient either to utility i.e.
the welfare of the community in general, or to justice – i.e.
the common notions of mankind concerning what is conformable
and or unconformable to justice, a variety of conditions, limitations
and exceptions (all that conditions and limitations are reducible
to exceptions) require to be made.

Fulfill his the engagements? – Yes: if fairly and freely entered
into, not otherwise. Thus come in the exceptions relative
to force and fraud, as above: with the question so difficult
in many cases to resolve: in what cases mere reticence
shall be deemed equivalent to misrepresentation, and as such carried
to the account of fraud.

Identifier: | JB/106/173/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106.
Date_1	1807-05-14	Marginal Summary Numbering	[[marginal_summary_numbering::10-11, 11 [sic]]]
Box	106	Main Headings	scotch reform
Folio number	173	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	iping 1804
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	bernardino rivadavia
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1804
Notes public		ID Number	34761
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