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<head>C</head><lb/><head>Disaffection</head><lb/><p>On a point which touches so nearly the <add>personal</add> interest<lb/>of the sovereign. if a <del><gap/></del> man thinks it worth<lb/>while to venture to propose laws it is for the<lb/>sake of the offender himself, rather than for the<lb/>sake of the person who is the object of the<lb/>offence. It is for the sake not of establishing<lb/>punishment but of limiting it. If there were<lb/>no law appointing any particular punishment, there<lb/>would not [<del>or not <unclear>except by</unclear> <gap/></del>] be the less<lb/>punishment, but the more. The Sovereign who<lb/>is the fountain of all punishment, will hardly<lb/>fail of supplying what is at least sufficient<lb/>for this <del><gap/></del> purpose<del><gap/></del> of defending his own<lb/>rights.</p>It may be asked to what purpose then<lb/>engage in so unpromising a task. I <add>the</add> answer is<lb/>1. with a view to Commonwealths; in which the<lb/>same person <del>being</del><add>appearing</add> sometimes <add>in the character of a</add>sovereign <del>and</del> sometimes<lb/><add>in that of a</add> subject it <add>is</add> as much <add>his</add> interest<del>ed</del> | <head>C</head><lb/><head>Disaffection</head><lb/><p>On a point which touches so nearly the <add>personal</add> interest<lb/>of the sovereign. if a <del><gap/></del> man thinks it worth<lb/>while to venture to propose laws it is for the<lb/>sake of the offender himself, rather than for the<lb/>sake of the person who is the object of the<lb/>offence. It is for the sake not of establishing<lb/>punishment but of limiting it. If there were<lb/>no law appointing any particular punishment, there<lb/>would not [<del>or not <unclear>except by</unclear> <gap/></del>] be the less<lb/>punishment, but the more. The Sovereign who<lb/>is the fountain of all punishment, will hardly<lb/>fail of supplying what is at least sufficient<lb/>for this <del><gap/></del> purpose<del><gap/></del> of defending his own<lb/>rights.</p>It may be asked to what purpose then<lb/>engage in so unpromising a task. I <add>the</add> answer is<lb/>1. with a view to Commonwealths; in which the<lb/>same person <del>being</del><add>appearing</add> sometimes <add>in the character of a</add>sovereign <del>and</del> sometimes<lb/><add>in that of a</add> subject it <add>is</add> as much <add>his</add> interest<del>ed</del> <del><unclear>in</unclear></del> that <del>the</del>punishment<lb/>should not be too <del>great</del> <add>heavy</add> or that they should<lb/>not be too light. 2. Eith a view even to absolute<lb/>monarchies: because it is possible that a Sovereign <add>in</add> | ||
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C
Disaffection
On a point which touches so nearly the personal interest
of the sovereign. if a man thinks it worth
while to venture to propose laws it is for the
sake of the offender himself, rather than for the
sake of the person who is the object of the
offence. It is for the sake not of establishing
punishment but of limiting it. If there were
no law appointing any particular punishment, there
would not [or not except by ] be the less
punishment, but the more. The Sovereign who
is the fountain of all punishment, will hardly
fail of supplying what is at least sufficient
for this purpose of defending his own
rights.
It may be asked to what purpose then
engage in so unpromising a task. I the answer is
1. with a view to Commonwealths; in which the
same person beingappearing sometimes in the character of asovereign and sometimes
in that of a subject it is as much his interested in that thepunishment
should not be too great heavy or that they should
not be too light. 2. Eith a view even to absolute
monarchies: because it is possible that a Sovereign in
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