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29 Jany 1809 Strictures on Paleys Act
1
Objection - The end
aimed at by the laws,
claims consideration &
a mitigation of the
above censure. p. .
2
Answer. — The original
disease viz the severity
of the laws being
removeable no justification
can be found for
the continuing the superadded disease that
has been applied by way
of remedy. p. .
3.
Repeal being practicable
no use in encouraging —
1. Perjury in Jurymen
2. Subornation of Jurymen. p.
4
Reasons are thus dispensed
with, & arbitrary
apologists are fostered &
encouraged. p.
5
Wrong is impossible &
praise certain. p.
6
And human life
becomes the sport of
hypocrisy & venality. p.
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1.
Objection. If this censure
were just it would be
impossible to do right
2
Answer. Yes as long
as the existing alleviation
viz. ex-
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The proportional
number of instances in
which the laws in question
are executed is
very small, and self-delusion
represents it
as smaller than it is.
per lawyers, imperfect
and not capital
( an effect) is the only
malefactors
apprehend &
Hence to make a law
known it is necessary to
make it capital
2
The law would decide
once for all. Judges
&c then could agree to
consider the matter afresh
each time. each time
each person deciding
perhaps by a different
rule
3
The conclusion.
legislates, qui
judice relinquit:
optimus judice
qui
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Page 20. In a ?
number the instances
in whole (page 780)
he himself undertakes
to give a of proper
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