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OBSTACLES Character of Men as have represented not exclusive of improvement
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Why not Fatal Whenever therefore the majority of Legislators
are not inclined to the same have it not at the same time in contemplation
to be guilty of a certain crime , the selfishness of
mankind we see will not stand as a conclusive
obstacle to proper Laws against that
crime .
Next with regard to particular denominations
of men whose Interests , (as those of most are
at some time in a greater or less degree , at some time
or other) are adverse to those of the rest , it
is to be consider'd , that if there are a hundred
such different denominations in a state , the Interests of each of which
[are in their turns equally adverse to such improvements
as would be for the benefit of the
whole , yet supposing them all detached &
of equal power , there is at every particular
occasion 99 for the improvement aganst
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that single one that is against it
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