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Book 1. Chap. 7. Of the different effects of Reward & Punishment

Why cannot reward
be always used
instead of
Punishment.

Let the means be
penal and there
need be no
suffering, let them
be remunatory
and suffering is

If a Penal law be not broken no one
need be punished.

If remunatory and
obeyed someone must
be taxed.

Punishment also is
infinite.
Reward finite.

Punishment naturally
adapted to seize the
production of negative
services. Reward of
positive.

Punishment will not
detect the possessions
of Knowledge.

or personal qualifications
reward will.

It will tend to
develope them all

Fear on the contrary
will only produce the
exertions necessary to
avoid punishment.

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Cases where the
punishment may
be too expensive as
1. Cases of extraordinary
skill

Cases where punishment
would be effacacious
on the contrary side.

Cases which being
meet for reward are
unmeet for punishment
in public government
are not equally so
n domestic government.

In foro domestico the
quantity of punishment
made use of is the less
the more the matter of
reward is husbanded –

But in foro
domestico it is only
reward that can
produce extraordinary
services(1)
Note
(1) Mr Lancaster's school.

Cases in which
punishment is uneconomical

Also Offices of mere burthen

If one man can be taken
why not another and so of
all?

If one excused why not
all?

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The middle course is
lay the burthen upon all

This cannot be done by
punishment but by
reward

Ballot prevents partiality
but not suffering

Punishment is adapted
for restraint.
Reward for excitement.

Punishment prevents
crimes
Reward produces
services

Punishment useful for
governing people in
general. Reward
particular persons

Punishment is a
necessary. Reward a
Luxury

Punishment will not
select. Reward will

These observations shew
Reward alone cannot
always be employed –
Smuggling might be prevented
without.
Punishment if a
sufficient reward were
given for the payment
of taxes

Domestic differs from
Political government
in this respect

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