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Indirect Legislation
-regarding class. In civilized nations, the former
source of enjo source of enjoyment [object of pursuit] is in
a great measure [precluded] by the laws operation excluded cut off by the laws
of the laws. There remains the pleasure of drunkenness:
a pleasure attended with almost certain mischief
to the drunkard himself, and incidentally
to those who are exposed to suffer from the his outrages.
This is a practise with against which, from
various causes it would not be eligible to act in
with any great degree of force in the way of direct legislation. See Introd. Ch [Limit]
But in the tranquil way of indirect legislation
much may be done, or rather by the
natural progress of things in a civilised society
much is done, towards man weaning mankind
from their attachment to this pernicious practise debasing occupation.
— by encouraging
a taste for all
pleasures
Any thing is good that serves contributes to divert them
from this to other objects: any thing is good that
will contributes to turn the course of their expenditure
into another channel. It
One may begin
with a taste for learning literature and the polite
arts: but there this these can spread but a exert but a little
way among the great bulk of the community: for spectacles
& other diversions
spectacles of all kinds; whatever goes by the
name of public diversions or entertainments: skill
in
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