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10-Feb-2012: under construction by Diane Folan.  Please do not amend.
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CERTAINTY  Interest — individual x general.
to an acknowledged Interest or that the Nation
in question is blind to what is it's Interest.
Meanwhile neither of these suppositions shall
be true — It shall not be like - The nation shall not be blind ;
much less is it ever true that human nature acts in default of or in contradiction  <add>opposition to</add>
its' impelling motives —
The nation shall have an a general interest
in the doing of the thing in question;
& shall know it:  (that is, the greater part in it of those who think , shall know ) that
if the conduct in question were observed by
all at once , a clear benefit would result to
all, or at least to many — Yet is it is not
observed — for why ?  because on the one-hand from any one's
observing it alone, or in the company of a few on the one hand no such
benefit would accrue , on the other from on his
not observing it , no such detriment of itself accrues
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or [is made] to accrue [is made] — & because those
to whom it appertains are not agreed how to 
go about so to order it , or that a correspond.
benefit or detriment as the case demands
shall accrue to each separate individual ,
according &  to the share he shall have taken & ( 
upon his taking it) in the observing or
not observing it of such conduct. 
In their Projects
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How - general Interest is converted in a particular individual Interest.
A general Interest is converted into an individual
Interest in 2 manners ways — either
1st  When many men say to one another at 
a time once/add> , "if you will , I will — (& from 
"we all will") that is , if an engagemen 
be taken :  The Interest have  , from th 
Discredit <add>dishonour of violating an engagement .
2d  When kone or more having power so
to do , say to all its own another them — "you all
shall"  that is , if a Law be made  
The Interest here arises from the michief of suffering the Punishment which
is denounced by that Law.
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