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' | <p><head>Infamy.</head></p> | ||
<p>proceedings of men in power, and as they think justly,<lb/> | |||
never will the people <del><gap/></del> of this country look upon a<lb/> | |||
<add>man as</add> infamous. <del>Ju</del> Lawyers may harangue, Jurors may<lb/> | |||
convict; but neither those Jurors nor even those Lawyers<lb/> | |||
will in their hearts look upon him as infamous.*</p> | |||
<p>There is one particular way in which the Law can<lb/> | |||
inflict infamy, besides those that have been already<lb/> | |||
mentioned, – but this applies only to particular<lb/> | |||
individuals. <del>As the</del> As the Law may <add>take from</add> a man's<lb/> | |||
natural stock of reputation, so may it add to<lb/> | |||
it: as is done by Titles of Honour conferred by<lb/> | |||
some person or persons [in the state] to whom that<lb/> | |||
<del>power is trusted <add><gap/> is inferred</add></del> power is committed either by express<lb/> | |||
law or usage. I am speaking at present<lb/> | |||
of mere titles of honour unaccompanied by any<lb/> | |||
share of emolument or power. Of this sort are<lb/> | |||
<add>the order of Baronetage,</add> the <add>several</add> orders of Knighthood conferred by the King,<lb/> | |||
and the honorary degrees conferred by Universities.<lb/> | |||
Now then when a man is in possession of any of these<lb/> | |||
titles, to take it away from him <del>is</del> <add>will be</add> a punishment.<lb/> | |||
<del>This punishment do</del> The honour being supposed to be<lb/> | |||
unaccompanied by any share of emolument or power,<lb/> | |||
this punishment will come properly under the name<lb/> | |||
of simple Infamy. Simple Infamy inflicted in<lb/> | |||
this manner <del>to</del> <add>on</add> a person thus circumstanced, is stiled<lb/> | |||
Degradation.</p> | |||
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16
Infamy.
proceedings of men in power, and as they think justly,
never will the people of this country look upon a
man as infamous. Ju Lawyers may harangue, Jurors may
convict; but neither those Jurors nor even those Lawyers
will in their hearts look upon him as infamous.*
There is one particular way in which the Law can
inflict infamy, besides those that have been already
mentioned, – but this applies only to particular
individuals. As the As the Law may take from a man's
natural stock of reputation, so may it add to
it: as is done by Titles of Honour conferred by
some person or persons [in the state] to whom that
power is trusted is inferred power is committed either by express
law or usage. I am speaking at present
of mere titles of honour unaccompanied by any
share of emolument or power. Of this sort are
the order of Baronetage, the several orders of Knighthood conferred by the King,
and the honorary degrees conferred by Universities.
Now then when a man is in possession of any of these
titles, to take it away from him is will be a punishment.
This punishment do The honour being supposed to be
unaccompanied by any share of emolument or power,
this punishment will come properly under the name
of simple Infamy. Simple Infamy inflicted in
this manner to on a person thus circumstanced, is stiled
Degradation.
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jeremy bentham |
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caroline vernon |
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