1818 Jan y 6

Not Paul

74

Ch

8

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6. Infanticide

The mischief of the second order is / being thus / exactly equal to 0: the mischief

of the first order is exactly next in value.

Inferior in every respect to that of a dog or even a horse at the same age were the

minds of Locke and Newton on their

first birthday. No prospect of the future: scarce any memory / recollection /

remembrance // of the past: scarce any perception scarce any suspicion of the

relation between / of / cause and / to / effect and cause: scarce any tie by which

the sensations of one day are connected with those of another: scarce any thing of

that cement of which identity is composed by which identity is put together. In

regard to him for the purpose of the argument rigid accuracy is not necessary: deny

all this or any part of it of the first birthday, you will not deny it of the first

day: no nor of the first month.

Thus in the pretended offence there is not or[?] there would be if suffered much

good: much good if the prevention of evil be a good: yes in the pretended offence

much good: while in the punishment there is nothing but evil: evil altogether

uncompensated and pure: evil of the first order the suffering of the legally murdered

female: evil of the second order by the prevention / interception / of that relief

which the two in similar situation / the like situation / from the remedy thus

interdicted the misery attendant on it might / would / otherwise experience.