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...application of the word to punishment I have very high authority in Mr. Bentham: " The general object which all laws have, or ought to have, in common,...is evil. Upon the principle of utility, if it ought at all to be admitted, it ought only to be admitted in as far as it promises to exclude some greater...

...fear from him. CHAPTER XV. . § 1 . General View of Cases unmeet for Punishment. THE general object which all laws have, or ought to have, in common,...subtract from that happiness : in other words, to exdude mischief. H. But all punishment is mischief: all punishment in itself is evil. Upon the principle...

...exercise of the great powers which he has at command. " The general object," observes the same writer, " which all laws have, or ought to have in common, is to augment the total happiness of the community."f Or, as another great philosopher puts it, " The whole end and object of law is to protect...

...moral sentiments are instinctive, or are ultimate or inscrutable facts.' (Austin.) ' The general object which all laws have, or ought to have, in common,...is evil. Upon the principle of utility, if it ought at all to be admitted, it ought only to be admitted in as far as it promises to exclude some greater...

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...moral sentiments are instinctive, or are ultimate or inscrutable facts.' (Austin.) ' The general object which all laws have, or ought to have, in common,...punishment in itself is evil. Upon the principle of utilitv, if it ought at all to be admitted, it ought only to be admitted in as far as it promises to...