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born. but for my part I don't remember that I was miserable
before I was born: but if you have a better memory than I, in
that respect, I should be glad to know what you remember
of yourself. Auditor. so you are upon the banter with me
now, as if I had said, they are miserable who are not born,
and not, they are miserable who are dead. Marcus you —
mean therefore that they exist. Auditor yes I think they
are miserable because they do not exist at present, ———
whereas they did once. Marcus, don't you see that what
you say is a Contradiction? for what is more so than to
say, that he who may not be at all is not only miserable but
even that he is absolutely any thing; upon your going out at the Gate Capena,
when you behold the Sepulchres of Calatinus the Scipios,
the Servilii, the Metelli, can you think them miserable?
Auditor. since you press me so hard, for the future: —
I won't say they are miserable: but only they are ——
miserable because they don't exist. Marcus. you ——
don't say therefore M. Crassus is miserable but only
miserable M. Crassus. Auditor yes you have hit it
Marcus. when you say it in this manner you evade ——
the saying absolutely he is or he is not. are you not ——
acquainted with Logic? for this is laid down as a
principal Rule: every proposition (for thus it Occurs to
me to render the Greek word — αξιωμα is either demonstrated
to be true or false, but when you say miserable M. Crassus;
you either say Crassus is miserable, that one may judge
whether what you say is true or false, or you say nothing.

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Date_1	1761-01-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	537	Main Headings	Tusculan Questions
Folio number	089	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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