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On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and
dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of
pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot
foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal
blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weak- ness
of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil
and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to
distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is
untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what
we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain
avoid- ed. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of
duty or the obligations