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race of tr <add>would be swept away,</add> but tyranny would sit <add>as heavy and</add> as firm<lb/> | race of tr <add>would be swept away,</add> but tyranny would sit <add>as heavy and</add> as firm<lb/> | ||
as ever.</p> | as ever.</p> | ||
<p>Think of a set of men whose sole <del>occupation</del>,<add>employment</add>,<lb/> | |||
of an <del>occupation</del><add>employment<add><!-- pencil insert -->position</add></add> it can be called is to do mischief<lb/> | |||
<add><del>mischief</del></add> and without the trouble of a thought ! mischief<lb/> | |||
<add>in the highest degree and upon the largest scale: mischief</add> to all mankind <del>individually and collectively</del> <lb/> | |||
<del>preventing the redress of the private wrongs</del> collectively<lb/> | |||
by preventing the prosecution of public deliquents<lb/> | |||
individually by preventing the redress of private wrongs<lb/> | |||
(a) The first of the French legislatures, whenever <add>as often</add>they had<lb/> | |||
as they wished <del><gap/></del> to perpetuate a law which <add>its own merits would</add><lb/> | |||
would not <add>be all</add> support itself by its own meritsm used to decree<lb/> | |||
it a constitutional. In England <del>let us hope</del>, this<lb/> | |||
denomination <add>let us hope</add> will not be given at rate to the<lb/> | |||
institution of Law Sinecure, at least, whatever become <add>be any the case</add><lb/> | |||
of<add>with</add> other SInecures.</p> | |||
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Law-Taxes
treat as other wolves are treated wolves in mens'
cloathing, what shouldis there to take from the character of a under the act from being
virtue: this consideration only that enormities that
have their root in law, the law only can eradicate
Were the present race to fall are universal sacrifice
to uncommissioned justice vengeance, the country would burthen in
not to be in the smallest degree alleveated relieved by it: tyrantsthrough one
race of tr would be swept away, but tyranny would sit as heavy and as firm
as ever.
Think of a set of men whose sole occupation,employment,
of an occupationemployment<add>position</add> it can be called is to do mischief
mischief and without the trouble of a thought ! mischief
in the highest degree and upon the largest scale: mischief to all mankind individually and collectively
preventing the redress of the private wrongs collectively
by preventing the prosecution of public deliquents
individually by preventing the redress of private wrongs
(a) The first of the French legislatures, whenever as oftenthey had
as they wished to perpetuate a law which its own merits would
would not be all support itself by its own meritsm used to decree
it a constitutional. In England let us hope, this
denomination let us hope will not be given at rate to the
institution of Law Sinecure, at least, whatever become be any the case
ofwith other SInecures.
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