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for the Legislators to interfere.</p> | for the Legislators to interfere.</p> | ||
If there be any use in the Legislators'<unclear>interfering</unclear> <lb/> | <p>If there be any use in the Legislators'<unclear>interfering</unclear> <lb/> | ||
in this way in any case <add>or any occasion</add> it is in the case where an <lb/> | in this way in any case <add>or any occasion</add> it is in the case where an <lb/> | ||
article of luxury is <unclear>given</unclear> into not so much for <lb/> | article of luxury is <unclear>given</unclear> into not so much for <lb/> | ||
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instance in regard to jewels. Jewels afford pleasure<lb/> | instance in regard to jewels. Jewels afford pleasure<lb/> | ||
to the eye; and in that point of view they are to a<lb/> | to the eye; and in that point of view they are to a<lb/> | ||
certain degree naturally productive | certain degree naturally productive of enjoyment.<lb/> | ||
<del><gap/><gap/></del> This enjoyment however is so slight, that<lb/> | <del><gap/><gap/></del> This enjoyment however is so slight, that<lb/> | ||
<add>were it only for that</add> merely on this account nobody would pay such a price<lb/> | |||
as is now given for jewels: if a man wears them<lb/> | |||
it is principally for the sake of shewing that he is<lb/> | |||
rich enough to wear.</p> | |||
This ostentatious display of riches naturally<lb/> | |||
leads to emulation: <del><unclear>and</unclear></del> such an emulation leads to<lb/> | |||
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C
Luxury
With regard to the w way in which a man shall
spend his money, every man knows best what pleases
him: without some particular reason it is idle
for the Legislators to interfere.
If there be any use in the Legislators'interfering
in this way in any case or any occasion it is in the case where an
article of luxury is given into not so much for
any enjoyment it affords, in itself, as in the for the
out of ostentation for the sake of announcing a
man's preemnence in riches. This is the case for
instance in regard to jewels. Jewels afford pleasure
to the eye; and in that point of view they are to a
certain degree naturally productive of enjoyment.
This enjoyment however is so slight, that
were it only for that merely on this account nobody would pay such a price
as is now given for jewels: if a man wears them
it is principally for the sake of shewing that he is
rich enough to wear.
This ostentatious display of riches naturally
leads to emulation: and such an emulation leads to
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penal code |
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luxury |
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idleness / luxury of funerals |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::gr [with crown] [britannia with shield emblem]]] |
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