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22C
Of TheftReasons
knows or persuades himself that he can purchase her favours at for a particular sum more than he
is master of. which is to find him in possession of the object of his wishes To gain that sum he would do any
thing. That object attained he would comparatively have
no use for money. It seems pretty certain at any
deleted textrate that the establishing such a proportion can do no
harm: and though not always yet every now &
then ^ it may do good. This then is reason sufficient for establishing it.
To p. 23 par. 2 -
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From p. 24 par 1 3. For the satisfaction of the people. The view
people of such a proportion raises up in their imagination
that sort of confused idea which is signified
by the term equity; as on the other hand
of
of such proportion bear to their imaginationin semblance
of integrity. They think it hard that of one
for instance should suffer as much for
stealing a halfpennyshilling as another man for
stealing a thousand pound. True it is, that this way of thinking
in 999 casesquestionable reading out of a thousand has perhaps had better ground
than the principle of sympathy and actually
you sympathise with the person suffering robbed: you find
yourself in his place: you suppose his
life to be your own. Is it a shilling you have lost? Your
concern is trifling: your resentment against the thief is trifling: you seek would like very well to see him punished:
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048 |
of theft |
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text sheet |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield motif]]] |
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alexander mavrokordatos |
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