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' | <p>Of two Crimes of the same motive and opportunity<lb/> | ||
it concerns the Legislator to know<lb/> | |||
which is the greatest — why? because <del>the</del> <add>a</add><lb/> | |||
person under temptation has <del><gap/></del> <add>his choice to make</add> between<lb/> | |||
them: <del>and by</del> By setting <add>therefore</add> a heavier punishment<lb/> | |||
on that which is <del>less</del> most mischievous<lb/> | |||
the Legislator may determine that choice<lb/> | |||
in favour of that which is least mischievous.<lb/> | |||
Of two Crimes not of the same motive and<lb/> | |||
opportunity a person tempted has not his<lb/> | |||
choice — <del>Is it</del> <add>Does it follow</add> therefore that to know which<lb/> | |||
is greatest is no part of the Legislators' concern —<lb/> | |||
By no means — <add>Perhaps not</add> The person<lb/> | |||
tempted <note>that is a person once <add>actually</add> fallen into the <unclear>conjuncture</unclear> of things <add>which gives birth to</add> from where arises the temptation</note> may not have to choose between<lb/> | |||
them — but the Legislator himself may<lb/> | |||
have his choice which temptation he will make | |||
it most difficult for men to run into.</p> | |||
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Of two Crimes of the same motive and opportunity
it concerns the Legislator to know
which is the greatest — why? because the a
person under temptation has his choice to make between
them: and by By setting therefore a heavier punishment
on that which is less most mischievous
the Legislator may determine that choice
in favour of that which is least mischievous.
Of two Crimes not of the same motive and
opportunity a person tempted has not his
choice — Is it Does it follow therefore that to know which
is greatest is no part of the Legislators' concern —
By no means — Perhaps not The person
tempted that is a person once actually fallen into the conjuncture of things which gives birth to from where arises the temptation may not have to choose between
them — but the Legislator himself may
have his choice which temptation he will make
it most difficult for men to run into.
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aestimation proportion whether worth observing between offences not of the same motive and opportunity |
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