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<head>Punishment in alienam personam</head> <note> | <head>Punishment <foreign>in alienam personam</foreign></head> <note>Ins.<hi rend="superscript">a</hi></note><lb/> | ||
<p>is more than I can imagine. If there be <note>Incompetence</note><lb/> | <p>is more than I can imagine. If there be <note>Incompetence</note><lb/> | ||
any man now living that can lay his hand upon<lb/> | any man now living that can lay his hand upon<lb/> | ||
his heart and solemnly declare that in no <del>case</del><add>instance</add><lb/> | his heart and solemnly declare that in no <del>case</del> <add>instance</add><lb/> | ||
<add>trivial or important</add> has he ever departed from the rigid line of truth<lb/> | <add>trivial or important</add> has he ever departed from the rigid line of truth<lb/> | ||
upon<add><del>for</del></add> the prospect of advantage he has either more<lb/> | upon <add><del>for</del></add> the prospect of advantage he has either more<lb/> | ||
hypocrisy than I would wish to impute to any<lb/> | hypocrisy than I would wish to impute to any<lb/> | ||
man, or more virtue than I can persuade myself<lb/> | man, or more virtue than I can persuade myself<lb/> | ||
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yield the palm of integrity to any one that<lb/> | yield the palm of integrity to any one that<lb/> | ||
lives, nor <unclear>basther</unclear> any atom of it for any other<lb/> | lives, nor <unclear>basther</unclear> any atom of it for any other<lb/> | ||
honour the world has to bestow, <del>would tremble</del><add>is far</add> I<lb/> | honour the world has to bestow, <del>would tremble</del> <add>is far</add> I<lb/> | ||
know <del>it</del><add>from</add> the thoughts of making any such pretensions.</p> | know <del>it</del> <add>from</add> the thoughts of making any such pretensions.</p> | ||
<p>There are cases <del>where</del><add>in which</add> the best man alive<lb/> | |||
<p>There are cases <del>where</del> <add>in which</add> the best man alive<lb/> | |||
could scarcely be convicted without danger: there are <note>General probity or<lb/> | could scarcely be convicted without danger: there are <note>General probity or<lb/> | ||
improbity [bad or<lb/> | improbity [bad or<lb/> | ||
good<add>or ill</add> character] no<lb/> | good <add>or ill</add> character] no<lb/> | ||
<del>security for</del> sure<lb/> | <del>security for</del> sure<lb/> | ||
presumption of veracity<lb/> | presumption of veracity<lb/> | ||
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cases <add>in abundance</add> in which the worst man alive might be<lb/> | cases <add>in abundance</add> in which the worst man alive might be<lb/> | ||
believed with safety. Such are all those where<lb/> | believed with safety. Such are all those where<lb/> | ||
the <del>witness has no natural</del><add>circumstances of the case</add> afford the witness<lb/> | the <del>witness has no natural</del> <add>circumstances of the case</add> afford the witness<lb/> | ||
no natural motive to speak falsely: and the circumstances<lb/> | no natural motive to speak falsely: and the circumstances<lb/> | ||
of the parties are such as can afford<lb/> | of the parties are such as can afford<lb/> | ||
him no artificial one. I am for instance as bad <lb/> | him no artificial one. I am for instance as bad <lb/> | ||
a man as for the supposition's sake you would<lb/> | a man as for the supposition's sake you would<lb/> | ||
choose to have me. I happen to see <del>two</del><add>one</add> man <del>at</del><lb/> | choose to have me. I happen to see <del>two</del> <add>one</add> man <del>at</del><lb/> | ||
<del>blow</del> beating another <del>man</del>: who afterwards seeks his<lb/> | <del>blow</del> beating another <del>man</del>: who afterwards seeks his<lb/> | ||
remedy at law against the oppressor: and calls me<lb/> | remedy at law against the oppressor: and calls me<lb/> | ||
<del>for</del><add>as</add> a witness<add>and the only witness</add>. How it has happen'd that I have been<lb/> | <del>for</del> <add>as</add> a witness <add>and the only witness</add>. How it has happen'd that I have been<lb/> | ||
convicted of Perjury over and over again as many <lb/> | convicted of Perjury over and over again as many <lb/> | ||
times as you please: I would swear my Father's life<add>away.</add></p><pb/> | times as you please: I would swear my Father's life<add>away.</add></p><pb/> | ||
Punishment in alienam personam Ins.a
is more than I can imagine. If there be Incompetence
any man now living that can lay his hand upon
his heart and solemnly declare that in no case instance
trivial or important has he ever departed from the rigid line of truth
upon for the prospect of advantage he has either more
hypocrisy than I would wish to impute to any
man, or more virtue than I can persuade myself
to exist in any man. The only person about whom I
can be sure [about] and who yet would not willingly
yield the palm of integrity to any one that
lives, nor basther any atom of it for any other
honour the world has to bestow, would tremble is far I
know it from the thoughts of making any such pretensions.
There are cases where in which the best man alive
could scarcely be convicted without danger: there are General probity or
improbity [bad or
good or ill character] no
security for sure
presumption of veracity
or the contrary
on any particular
occasion.
cases in abundance in which the worst man alive might be
believed with safety. Such are all those where
the witness has no natural circumstances of the case afford the witness
no natural motive to speak falsely: and the circumstances
of the parties are such as can afford
him no artificial one. I am for instance as bad
a man as for the supposition's sake you would
choose to have me. I happen to see two one man at
blow beating another man: who afterwards seeks his
remedy at law against the oppressor: and calls me
for as a witness and the only witness. How it has happen'd that I have been
convicted of Perjury over and over again as many
times as you please: I would swear my Father's lifeaway.
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rationale of punishment |
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punishment in alienam personam |
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incompetency |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::l v g propatria [britannia motif]]] |
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caroline vernon |
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