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and that for this very reason, because they are
not conformable to that principle. If there be
any persons who are not disposed to accede to
this position, or it is not by argument that I
shall attempt to reconcile them to it. That would
be to fall into the error of those more zealous than enlighten'd champions of
the faith, who can battle unbelievers with such
of scripture.

The effect of all these objections when laid together
is to reprobate almost every species of
punishment that can be imagined. There remains
only pecuniary punishment: and to make the
system of prejudice compleat I have found
a writer who upon the score of humanity
reprobatespasses [a general] censure even upon that.

As many men may object
As there are principles which dispose men
to disapprove of various punishments without
reason, so are there others which dispose to
disapprove of punishments without reason; that
is, without a view to their utility the question. For in
this way that punishments
† knows not indeed Not that considered in itself
there is any punishment that has the faculty of recommending
itself to th popular affection. To p.16 insa. It is only when
associated with certain p offences crimes that certain
punishments as taken meet with approbation.
Wherever that has been the case it will be


Identifier: | JB/159/138/003
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 159.

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Marginal Summary Numbering

not numbered

Box

159

Main Headings

punishment

Folio number

138

Info in main headings field

popularity

Image

003

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f9 / f10 / f11 / f12

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::l v g propatria [britannia motif]]]

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

caroline vernon

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

53961

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