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1823. Feby. 28.
Greece. J.B's Observations on particular Articles

But if there were a sort of man on whom a
note of eminent untrustworthiness should be put for
the instruction and guidance of a Jury, it should be the
hireling advocate. When the man, impregnated to the very
marrow with the practice of mendacity and the love of
injustice, is raised to the Judicial Bench, an appropriate
masquerade dress is put upon him, and the silly and deluded
multitude behold in him justice personified. Oftener
has the Blachamore been rendered white by dipping,
than the hireling advocate converted, by a seat on the Judicial
Bench, into a lover of justice. Every now and
then in England, passes the following scene. Advocate or Judge to witness.
Do you believe in the existence of a God? Witness
to Judge – Yes – Judge, thereupon, to Advocate – Proceed with
him, he is a good witness – Advocate or Judge to Witness –
Do you believe in the existence of a God? – Witness – No:
Judge – Out with him: his testimony is not receivable.
Thus, then, if the Atheist will, to so indefensible a question,
give a false answer, he is admitted: but, if his regard
for truth be such that he will not give a false answer,
he is held out as an object of reproach, a man, on to
whose testimony no regard can safely be given, and, as
such rejected. But to the man of habitual mendacity,
the any such man of conspicuously and painfully manifested mendacity,
is an object of the deepest hatred and revenge vengeance;
and, to gratify this malignant passion, he scruples not
to make sacrifice of the injured party, whose misfortune
it has been to have need of the testimony of this too veracious
witness.

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Date_1	1823-02-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	371	Info in main headings field	greece. jb's observations on particular articles
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c13 / c6 / c2 / c4 / f45
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	j whatman 1821
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1821
Notes public		ID Number	34959
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