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knows or persuades himself that he can purchase her favours <del>at</del> for a particular < | <p>knows or persuades himself that he can purchase her favours <del>at</del> for a particular <del>price</del> sum more than he<lb/> is master of. To gain that sum <note>which is to find him in possession of the object of his wishes</note> he would do any <lb/> thing. That object attained he would comparatively have<lb/> no use for money. It seems pretty certain at any <lb/><del><gap/>the Man rates</del> <add>rate that the establishing such</add> a proportion <del><gap/></del> can do no <lb/> harm: and though not always yet every now &<lb/> then ^ <add>it may do good.</add> This then is reason sufficient for establishing it.<lb/> To p. 23 par. 2 </p> | ||
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<p><note>From p. 24 par 1</note> 3. For the satisfaction of the people. <del><gap/></del> <add>The view</add> <lb/> <del>people</del> of such a proportion <del><gap/></del> <add>raises up</add> in their imagination<lb/> that sort of confused idea which is signified<lb/> by the term equity; <del><gap/></del> <add>as on the other hand</add> that might<lb/> <del><gap/>of</del> <gap/><lb/>of such proportion <del><gap/><gap/></del> <add>bear to their imagination in semblance</add><lb/> <gap/> <add>of</add> integrity. They think it hard <del>that</del> of one<lb/> <gap/> <add>for instance</add> should suffer as much for <gap/><lb/> stealing a <del>halfpenny</del><add>shilling</add> as another man for <lb/>stealing a thousand pound. <add>True it is, that</add> this way of thinking<lb/><gap/> in 999 <add>men</add> out of a thousand has <add>perhaps</add> had better ground<lb/> than the principle of sympathy and actually<lb/> you sympathise with the person <unclear><add>suffering</add> robbed</unclear>: you find<lb/> yourself in his place: you suppose his <lb/>life to be your own. Is it a shilling <del><gap/></del>you have lost? Your<lb/> concern is trifling: your resentment against the<lb/> thief is trifling: you <del>seek</del> <add>would like very well</add> to see him punished:<add>but</add></p> | |||
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22C Of Theft Reasons
knows or persuades himself that he can purchase her favours at for a particular price sum more than he
is master of. To gain that sum which is to find him in possession of the object of his wishes he would do any
thing. That object attained he would comparatively have
no use for money. It seems pretty certain at any
the Man rates rate that the establishing such a proportion can do no
harm: and though not always yet every now &
then ^ it may do good. This then is reason sufficient for establishing it.
To p. 23 par. 2
From p. 24 par 1 3. For the satisfaction of the people. The view
people of such a proportion raises up in their imagination
that sort of confused idea which is signified
by the term equity; as on the other hand that might
of
of such proportion bear to their imagination in semblance
of integrity. They think it hard that of one
for instance should suffer as much for
stealing a halfpennyshilling as another man for
stealing a thousand pound. True it is, that this way of thinking
in 999 men out of a thousand has perhaps had better ground
than the principle of sympathy and actually
you sympathise with the person suffering robbed: you find
yourself in his place: you suppose his
life to be your own. Is it a shilling you have lost? Your
concern is trifling: your resentment against the
thief is trifling: you seek would like very well to see him punished:but
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]] |
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alexander mavrokordatos |
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