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<head>Of Simple Mercantile Defraudment .</head><!-- centred --> | <head>Of Simple Mercantile Defraudment.</head><!-- centred --> | ||
<p><!-- indent --><note>To Mercantile Frauds also in Some Cases,—but not in all.</note> With mercantile Frauds the Case is different . Of the | <p><!-- indent --><note>To Mercantile Frauds also in Some Cases, — but not in all.</note> With mercantile Frauds the Case is different. Of the | ||
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persons concerned in those Offences some, indeed a great | persons concerned in those Offences some, indeed a great | ||
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number, probably the greater number, will be persons possessed | number, probably the greater number, will be persons possessed | ||
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of a very small degree of responsibility : but a considerable | of a very small degree of responsibility: but a considerable | ||
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number will also be perfectly responsible : for against | number will also be perfectly responsible: for against | ||
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the temptation of fraud no rank of Traders is absolutely | the temptation of fraud no rank of Traders is absolutely | ||
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proof : and in the class of Traders are included persons of | proof: and in the class of Traders are included persons of | ||
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all degrees of responsibility from the very lowest to the | all degrees of responsibility from the very lowest to the | ||
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very highest. On this account it seems improper to subject | very highest. On this account it seems improper to subject | ||
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offenders of the highest rank , at all events, to such a degree | offenders of the highest rank, at all events, to such a degree | ||
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of punishment , as those only of the lowest stand in need of. | of punishment, as those only of the lowest stand in need of. | ||
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<p><!-- indent -->At the same time in mercantile frauds the improbity | <p><!-- indent -->At the same time in mercantile frauds the improbity | ||
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of intention is apt perhaps to be not quite so palpable as | of intention is apt perhaps to be not quite so palpable as | ||
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in theft ; and what perhaps is more to the purpose the | in theft; and what perhaps is more to the purpose the | ||
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rank and figure and reputation of the persons who are | rank and figure and reputation of the persons who are | ||
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Of Simple Mercantile Defraudment.
To Mercantile Frauds also in Some Cases, — but not in all. With mercantile Frauds the Case is different. Of the
persons concerned in those Offences some, indeed a great
number, probably the greater number, will be persons possessed
of a very small degree of responsibility: but a considerable
number will also be perfectly responsible: for against
the temptation of fraud no rank of Traders is absolutely
proof: and in the class of Traders are included persons of
all degrees of responsibility from the very lowest to the
very highest. On this account it seems improper to subject
offenders of the highest rank, at all events, to such a degree
of punishment, as those only of the lowest stand in need of.
At the same time in mercantile frauds the improbity
of intention is apt perhaps to be not quite so palpable as
in theft; and what perhaps is more to the purpose the
rank and figure and reputation of the persons who are
sometimes betrayed into offences of this kind serve in
some degree to mitigate the natural infamy. It might on
this account seem harsh and unpopular to subject them at
all events to the same degree of factitious legal infamy. With
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