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18 One noteworthy point comes into view in this evidence, which should be particularly remembered. It is the moral perception and humanity which still exist amongst the English magistrates and police superintendents who give evidence. They have not yet been demoralized by supporting vice. They show an earnest desire to protect the young and check vice. They willingly give their evidence. This book is full of striking testimony to the just and humane tendency of the free and responsible citizen, as contrasted with corrupted and hardened officialism.