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<head>Of Offences against Reputation in general</head> | |||
<p>before his face; and therefore ought to be more severely<lb/> | |||
punished.</p> | |||
<head>Reasons.</head> | |||
<p>Defamation, it is true, is rather more likely to produce<lb/> | |||
quarrels when delivered before a man's face than<lb/> | |||
when behind his back; particularly in proportion as it is<lb/> | |||
accompanied by reproach: and this produces at any rate<lb/> | |||
a present pain. But then on the other hand this is all<lb/> | |||
the mischief it is likely to produce. A man in this<lb/> | |||
case has the Opportunity of defending his Reputation<lb/> | |||
the instant it is in danger. It is not absolutely certain<lb/> | |||
indeed that his defence even in this case will be successful;<lb/> | |||
it is not certain that he will be able to clear<lb/> | |||
himself of the imputation: it is however most probable:<lb/> | |||
since by the supposition he defends himself with all<lb/> | |||
the advantage which truth has over falsehood. When<lb/> | |||
the imputation is cast upon him behind his back he has<lb/> | |||
not this advantage, at the time: perhaps he may never<lb/> | |||
have it, till it has had the effect of doing him an <del>essential</del> <add>incurable prejudice</add></p> | |||
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4 C
Of Offences against Reputation in general
before his face; and therefore ought to be more severely
punished.
Reasons.
Defamation, it is true, is rather more likely to produce
quarrels when delivered before a man's face than
when behind his back; particularly in proportion as it is
accompanied by reproach: and this produces at any rate
a present pain. But then on the other hand this is all
the mischief it is likely to produce. A man in this
case has the Opportunity of defending his Reputation
the instant it is in danger. It is not absolutely certain
indeed that his defence even in this case will be successful;
it is not certain that he will be able to clear
himself of the imputation: it is however most probable:
since by the supposition he defends himself with all
the advantage which truth has over falsehood. When
the imputation is cast upon him behind his back he has
not this advantage, at the time: perhaps he may never
have it, till it has had the effect of doing him an essential incurable prejudice
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072 |
penal code |
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032 |
of unlawful reproach |
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002 |
reasons |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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recto |
f3 / f4 |
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myears |
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caroline fox |
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23649 |
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