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"is <gap/>ntious, caprice, in the worst it is every vain<lb/> | "is <gap/>ntious, caprice, in the worst it is every vain<lb/> | ||
"folly and passion to which human nature is liable"</p> | "folly and passion to which human nature is liable"</p> | ||
<p>Such are the words <del>of the opinion attributed</del><add>published as the words of</add> to<lb/> | |||
the late Lord Camden, <del>and <gap/>to him</del><add><del>as debarred by him when</del> Lord</add> been<lb/> | |||
<del><unclear>altered there</unclear></del> as contained in an opinion delivered<lb/> | |||
by him <gap/> 1765, in an his then character of Lord<lb/> | |||
Chief Justice of the Common P<gap/>, in the occasion of<lb/> | |||
to quicken respecting the <del>validity of an object</del><add>property of putting an</add> excluding<lb/> | |||
the evidence of a witness on the ground of <unclear>interest</unclear></p> | |||
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To those who <add>Or many of these</add> <del>are defu<gap/></del> when preserved from<lb/> | |||
the <unclear>deceptitious</unclear> influence of this or that fallacy are preserved<lb/> | |||
from it, not by rational and relevant considerations,<lb/> | |||
but by the influence of some fallacy acting<lb/> | |||
on the other side, this would naturally enough be<lb/> | |||
received in the character of a <add>most impressive and</add>triumphant organmint,<lb/> | |||
<del>and aught</del><add>capable of</add> making a convict of many<lb/> | |||
a man and especially many a lawyer on whom<lb/> | |||
a plan representation<add>any such considerations as the above </add> of the mischief roi<gap/>d in<add><gap/> from</add><lb/> | |||
<del>the shape of</del><add>general</add> insincerity would have more disposed<lb/> | |||
to give the utmost<add>as far as depended upon him</add> <gap/>usion to arbitrary power in<lb/> | |||
such hands there to apply any <gap/> to it.</p><pb/> | |||
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10 July 1810 18
Fallacies
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"Discretionin a Judge is the law of tyrants: in the best it is p.53
in the worst it is always unknown; it is
different in different men; it casual, and depends
"upon constitution, temper and passion. In the best it
"is ntious, caprice, in the worst it is every vain
"folly and passion to which human nature is liable"
Such are the words of the opinion attributedpublished as the words of to
the late Lord Camden, and to himas debarred by him when Lord been
altered there as contained in an opinion delivered
by him 1765, in an his then character of Lord
Chief Justice of the Common P, in the occasion of
to quicken respecting the validity of an objectproperty of putting an excluding
the evidence of a witness on the ground of interest
To those who Or many of these are defu when preserved from
the deceptitious influence of this or that fallacy are preserved
from it, not by rational and relevant considerations,
but by the influence of some fallacy acting
on the other side, this would naturally enough be
received in the character of a most impressive andtriumphant organmint,
and aughtcapable of making a convict of many
a man and especially many a lawyer on whom
a plan representationany such considerations as the above of the mischief roid in from
the shape ofgeneral insincerity would have more disposed
to give the utmostas far as depended upon him usion to arbitrary power in
such hands there to apply any to it.
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