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exactly as they are at any rate — the
supposition of their not standing is,
even in the way of supposition, too painful
for his endurance. Proceeding on
this supposition he puts his question
shall execution be given to them in one
case crime? only out of ten as at present, or
in ten out of ten? His answer is — in one
crime time only and that one time being
in my conception of the matter one
time too many. As to this point laying
out of the case the means whereby
the Reduction is affected I of course can
see no reason for departing from hence
But here again may be seen another
gratuitous assumption supposition which
lest the confusion should not be yet
quite enough is added to the rest. This
is that by every person by whom this
system of dispensing with the laws
nine times out of ten is not approved
an opinion that cannot but be entertained
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