Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... judge of others as we believe they judge of themselves ; and that private conviction is the ftandard for re- wards and punishments ( a ) . But with re- fpect to every controverfy about property and pecuniary intereft , and , in general ...
... judge of others as we believe they judge of themselves ; and that private conviction is the ftandard for re- wards and punishments ( a ) . But with re- fpect to every controverfy about property and pecuniary intereft , and , in general ...
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... judge is in that state : it is his duty to pronounce sentence in every cafe that comes before him ; and if he judge accor- ding to his knowledge , he is not liable for confequences . A judge cannot be fub- jected to reparation , unless ...
... judge is in that state : it is his duty to pronounce sentence in every cafe that comes before him ; and if he judge accor- ding to his knowledge , he is not liable for confequences . A judge cannot be fub- jected to reparation , unless ...
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... judge in a peculiar manner , it would be natural for him to think , that the justest sentence pronounced against him , is oppreffion , not justice . 4thly , It promotes fociety . If we were not ac- countable beings , thofe connected by ...
... judge in a peculiar manner , it would be natural for him to think , that the justest sentence pronounced against him , is oppreffion , not justice . 4thly , It promotes fociety . If we were not ac- countable beings , thofe connected by ...
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... judge in every inflance what particular action will tend the moft to that end . The authori- fing therefore a man to trace out his duty by weighing endless circumstances good and ill , would open a wide door to parti- ality and paffion ...
... judge in every inflance what particular action will tend the moft to that end . The authori- fing therefore a man to trace out his duty by weighing endless circumstances good and ill , would open a wide door to parti- ality and paffion ...
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... judges ar- bitrary , and fuch law - fuits inextricable . But by affuming the common nature of the fpecies as a standard , by which every man in confcience judges of his own ac- tions , law - fuits about reparation are ren- dered eafy ...
... judges ar- bitrary , and fuch law - fuits inextricable . But by affuming the common nature of the fpecies as a standard , by which every man in confcience judges of his own ac- tions , law - fuits about reparation are ren- dered eafy ...
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