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<p>inflicted in any one place according to law, the same may<lb/>be inflicted in any other place by <gap/> of law.</p> <note><del><gap/></del> At any rate no harm can follow from the Supposition</note> | <p>inflicted in any one place according to law, the same may<lb/>be inflicted in any other place by <gap/> of law.</p> <note><del><gap/></del> At any rate no harm can follow from the Supposition</note> | ||
<del><gap/></del> <add>Another</add> thing to be considered in favour of the amplitude<lb/> here attributed to the <del>case</del> <add>offence</add> of Perjury, is that <del><gap/></del><lb/><del>in a view to punishment of <gap/>great it can do <gap/> harm</del><lb/> | <del><gap/></del> <add>Another</add> thing to be considered in favour of the amplitude<lb/> here attributed to the <del>case</del> <add>offence</add> of Perjury, is that <del><gap/></del><lb/><del>in a view to punishment of <gap/>great it can do <gap/> harm</del><lb/> | ||
although <del>it</del><add> the notion of its extending <del>to</del> so far <del>any <gap/><gap/></ | although <del>it</del><add> the notion of its extending <del>to</del> so far <del>any <gap/><gap/></add></del> | ||
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were to be ill founded in <gap/> of fact, <del>it</del><lb/><add> the mistake</add> would not be productive of any ill consequence.<lb/> | were to be ill founded in <gap/> of fact, <del>it</del><lb/><add> the mistake</add> would not be productive of any ill consequence.<lb/> | ||
Let it be supposed for instance, that to such or such<lb/> a mischief Perjury might be made subservient. If to <lb/>the mischief in question Perjury can really be made <lb/>subservient, it is highly proper that provision should be <lb/>made for it: if not, there is no good done <add>indeed</add> by the provision <lb/> made for it, but still there is no harm. This <lb/>will hold good as well with regard to a final provision <lb/>as any other. If the offence can be committed, it is <lb/>as proper that it should be punished as any other: if it <lb/>can not, the punishment though <unclear>denounced</unclear> can never be <lb/>inflicted: so that <del><gap/><gap/></del> | Let it be supposed for instance, that to such or such<lb/> a mischief Perjury might be made subservient. If to <lb/>the mischief in question Perjury can really be made <lb/>subservient, it is highly proper that provision should be <lb/>made for it: if not, there is no good done <add>indeed</add> by the provision <lb/> made for it, but still there is no harm. This <lb/>will hold good as well with regard to a final provision <lb/>as any other. If the offence can be committed, it is <lb/>as proper that it should be punished as any other: if it <lb/>can not, the punishment though <unclear>denounced</unclear> can never be <lb/>inflicted: so that <del><gap/><gap/></del> | ||
16 C Diff Absence of Falsehoods in General
inflicted in any one place according to law, the same may
be inflicted in any other place by of law.
At any rate no harm can follow from the Supposition
Another thing to be considered in favour of the amplitude
here attributed to the case offence of Perjury, is that
in a view to punishment of great it can do harm
although it the notion of its extending to so far any
were to be ill founded in of fact, it
the mistake would not be productive of any ill consequence.
Let it be supposed for instance, that to such or such
a mischief Perjury might be made subservient. If to
the mischief in question Perjury can really be made
subservient, it is highly proper that provision should be
made for it: if not, there is no good done indeed by the provision
made for it, but still there is no harm. This
will hold good as well with regard to a final provision
as any other. If the offence can be committed, it is
as proper that it should be punished as any other: if it
can not, the punishment though denounced can never be
inflicted: so that
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jeremy bentham |
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