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Theft
Let the reader figure to himself a man  
to points of doctrine among  10 or a dozen writers at 
once for points of doctrine  who, it's a great chance, do not all agree
 all of them upon any one; & behavior where when they disagree there is not any certain
 rule of preference; & he will have a 
pretty just idea of the situation of any one who 
undertakes to write upon this subject Truth & money  [as 
it stands upon its present footing.] 
others on the Law.  +  + Difficult therefore as it may be to satisfy ones self on this topic what the Law ought to be, it is still not more so difficult as to satisfy one's self how it is.
To one who is paid equally for Truth or Falsehood 
This is no great matter: This end is attained if he prod <add>deduces what is plausible:</add> but to me who can 
have succeeded no farther than as he can believe, 
himself to be in  in possession of Truth what is true Who
 is put to wor must search for truth of Fact as a foundation 
of Truth of Judgement, who knows not 
whether Truth of Judgment at apparent to 
himself will be so to another others, nor if it be 
so whether it will be regarded. The task it 
must be owned is rather of an uninviting nature. +
 + A Athenians! what is it that  a man pays not for the purchase  of your praise? 
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| Identifier: | JB/070/259/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 70. | |||
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| 070 | of laws in general | ||
| 259 | theft swans | ||
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| text sheet | 3 | ||
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| jeremy bentham | [[watermarks::gr [crown motif]]] | ||
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