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<note>-regarding</note> class. For civilized nations, the former<lb/><del>source of <gap/></del> <add>source of enjoyment</add> [object of pursuit] is in<lb/>a great measure [precluded] by the <del>laws</del> operation <add>excluded cut off by the laws</add><lb/>of the laws. There remains the pleasure of drunkenness:<lb/>a pleasure attended with almost certain mischief<lb/>to the drunkard himself, and incidentally<lb/>to those who are exposed to suffer from <del>the</del> <add>his</add> outrages.<lb/>This is a practise <del>with</del> <add>against</add> which, from<lb/>various causes it would not be eligible to act <del>as</del><lb/>with any great <add>degree</add> of force in the way of direct legislation. <note>See Introd. Ch [Limit]<lb/></note> But in the <add>tranquil</add> way of indirect legislation<lb/>much may be done, or rather by the<lb/>natural progress of things in a civilised society<lb/>much is done, towards <del><gap/></del> weaning mankind<lb/>from their attachment to this pernicious practise <add>debasing occupation</add><lb/>Any thing is good that serves <add>contributes</add> to divert them<lb/>from this to other objects: <note>— by encouraging a taste for all <lb/>pleasures<lb/></note> any thing is good that<lb/><del>will</del> contributes to turn the course of their <gap/><lb/>into another channel. <add><del>Wh</del></add> | |||
One may begin<lb/>with a taste for <del>learning</del> literature and the polite<lb/>arts: but <del>these</del> this <add>these</add> can spread but a <note>exert but a</note> little<lb/>way among the great bulk of the community:<note>for spectacles <lb/>& other diversions<lb/></note><lb/>spectacles of all kinds; whatever goes by the<lb/>name of public diversions or entertainments: skill<lb/><note>in</note> | |||
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7 3
Indirect Legislation
-regarding class. For civilized nations, the former
source of source of enjoyment [object of pursuit] is in
a great measure [precluded] by the laws operation excluded cut off by the laws
of the laws. There remains the pleasure of drunkenness:
a pleasure attended with almost certain mischief
to the drunkard himself, and incidentally
to those who are exposed to suffer from the his outrages.
This is a practise with against which, from
various causes it would not be eligible to act as
with any great degree of force in the way of direct legislation. See Introd. Ch [Limit]
But in the tranquil way of indirect legislation
much may be done, or rather by the
natural progress of things in a civilised society
much is done, towards weaning mankind
from their attachment to this pernicious practise debasing occupation
Any thing is good that serves contributes to divert them
from this to other objects: — by encouraging a taste for all
pleasures
any thing is good that
will contributes to turn the course of their
into another channel. Wh
One may begin
with a taste for learning literature and the polite
arts: but these this these can spread but a exert but a little
way among the great bulk of the community:for spectacles
& other diversions
spectacles of all kinds; whatever goes by the
name of public diversions or entertainments: skill
in
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