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whilst it continues uncertain, is not
equal to a certain loss of 10£ sterling: it is
only equal to a certain loss of £5 sterling.
That it may rendered equal to the profit of the
crime, it must be raised to £20.

Except in those Unless men are hurried
on by outrageous passion they do not engage in the
carriers of crime without the hope of impunity
When If a punishment were to consist only in
taking from an offender the fruit of his crime
and this punishment were infallible, there
would be no more such crimes committed, for
what man would be so insensible insensate as to
take the trouble of committing a crime
with the certainty of not enjoying its fruits and the
shame of having attempted it? – but as
there is are always some chances of escape, it
is necessary to increase the value of the punishment
to counterbalance these chances of impunity.

It is therefore true, that the more
Punishm the certainty of punishment can
be augmented, the more it may be diminished
in amount. This is one advantage resulting
from simplicity of legislation and excellence
of legal procedure.

For the same reason it is necessary that
the Punishment should be as near in point of time to the crime as possible:
because its impression upon the minds of men is weakened by
distance, & because this distance adds to the uncertainty of
its inflection, by affording fresh chances of escape.

Identifier: | JB/141/013/003"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	013	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f10 / / f11 /
Penner	richard smith	Watermarks	[[watermarks::edward wise 1824 [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	franz ludwig tribolet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public		ID Number	48230
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