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<head>Punishment in alienam perforiam</head><lb/> | <head>Punishment in alienam perforiam</head><lb/> | ||
<p>Now whether a man has <add><del> | <p>Now whether a man has <add><del>as mans natural interest</del></add> <del><gap/></del> a natural interest <note>Natural interest forms<lb/> | ||
a Separate objection.</note><lb/> | a Separate objection.</note><lb/> | ||
or no in the fate of a <del>question</del><add>context</add>, is in general pretty<lb/> | or no in the fate of a <del>question</del><add>context</add>, is in general pretty<lb/> | ||
easy to be known: it is a question of itself; and if<lb/> | easy to be known: it is a question of itself; and if<lb/> | ||
determined in the affirmative the tendency of this | determined in the affirmative the tendency of this Law<lb/> | ||
is to reject a man as a witness upon that distinct<lb/> | is to reject a man as a witness upon that distinct<lb/> | ||
ground, and without regard to his probity or improbity.</p> | ground, and without regard to his probity or improbity.</p> | ||
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not so readily lie within proof; but the lights that<lb/> | not so readily lie within proof; but the lights that<lb/> | ||
are to be had are to be drawn from <add>such</add> circumtances<lb/> | are to be had are to be drawn from <add>such</add> circumtances<lb/> | ||
as may appear | as may appear to affect the description of a man's<lb/> | ||
general character. Thus much only is certain that<lb/> | general character. Thus much only is certain that<lb/> | ||
in proportion as a man is more or less confirmed<lb/> | in proportion as a man is more or less confirmed<lb/> | ||
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motive which may be presented to him to <lb/> | motive which may be presented to him to <lb/> | ||
prepondertate over the motives<add><del>interest</del></add> he has to speak<lb/> | prepondertate over the motives<add><del>interest</del></add> he has to speak<lb/> | ||
truth, and to be effective so as to | truth, and to be effective so as to determine him <unclear>to</unclear><lb/> | ||
speak <sic>falshood</sic>.</p> | speak <sic>falshood</sic>.</p> | ||
<p>It is here proper to <del>consider be aware of and</del><add>be be upon ones guard</add> <note>The relative force of<lb/> | |||
interest in the different<lb/> | |||
persons is<lb/> | |||
infinitely various.</note><lb/> | |||
<del>to guard</del> against a vulgar error. Men of narrow<lb/> | |||
experience, of hasty judgement, and of small reflection)<lb/> | |||
in a word the bulk of mankind <del>are in</del> have in a <lb/> | |||
manner but two classes [<del>of merit</del><add>in which</add>] to stow a man<lb/> | |||
<del><hi rend="underline">in</hi></del>, in respect of merit, they know but of two<lb/> | |||
characters, the good man and the bad man. If<lb/> | |||
then they happen to [<del>take a fancy to a mans <add>conduct</add> char</del> <lb/> | |||
<del>in any instance] to </del> view a man's conduct<lb/> | |||
in any instance<add><del>in any man</del></add> in a favourable light<add><del>point of view</del></add>, up he goes<lb/> | |||
among the good men: if in an unfavourable down <add>he</add></p><pb/> | |||
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Punishment in alienam perforiam
Now whether a man has as mans natural interest a natural interest Natural interest forms
a Separate objection.
or no in the fate of a questioncontext, is in general pretty
easy to be known: it is a question of itself; and if
determined in the affirmative the tendency of this Law
is to reject a man as a witness upon that distinct
ground, and without regard to his probity or improbity.
The question is here concerning an artificial interest
the existence or non-existencehaving or not having, which of what does The question here
concerning a fictitious
interest.
not so readily lie within proof; but the lights that
are to be had are to be drawn from such circumtances
as may appear to affect the description of a man's
general character. Thus much only is certain that
in proportion as a man is more or less confirmed
in virtue, the less or the more likely is any artificial
motive which may be presented to him to
prepondertate over the motivesinterest he has to speak
truth, and to be effective so as to determine him to
speak falshood.
It is here proper to consider be aware of andbe be upon ones guard The relative force of
interest in the different
persons is
infinitely various.
to guard against a vulgar error. Men of narrow
experience, of hasty judgement, and of small reflection)
in a word the bulk of mankind are in have in a
manner but two classes [of meritin which] to stow a man
in, in respect of merit, they know but of two
characters, the good man and the bad man. If
then they happen to [take a fancy to a mans conduct char
in any instance] to view a man's conduct
in any instancein any man in a favourable lightpoint of view, up he goes
among the good men: if in an unfavourable down he
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punishment in alienam personam |
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incompetency |
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jeremy bentham |
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caroline vernon |
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