JB/004/489/002

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1829 Aug. 9
Reformists reviewed

All this while – what how much of the case what is he seeing? how much beyond
one corner half of it? the cure in that to wit in which the parties on both sides are
in bonâ fide, every one believing himself to be in the right, but
long led to misrule wrong for right, by the violence of his passions.
No long ago the the last page but one (p.61) 'The interest
of this and no other is the case and the only case which every where
he has before him is present to his view. This accordingly In this narrowness,
what does he do but does he not share in the blindness of the uninstructed
vulgar of all ranks? a blindness into which they are led by the fallacy involved
in the word litigation. Against the charge of selling and denying
justice, this on the part of the defenders whole garrison of Harpy Castle were
the stronghold consecrated, and dedicated to the Dæmon of Chicane by the
reverend hand of Blackstone, thus – even this – is the grand
power of defence. Litigation is it not a bad thing? – a very
bad thing? Well then: we sell justice it is true: we deny justice
it is true: but what is the consequence? In proportion as we
do so we diminish litigation: the higher the price we put upon
it, the greater the number of those to whom we deny it: This
comes Blackstones – Chorus. And every thing is as as it should
be. – Sing : good all – good only – sing
good all. True it is that by this remedy Such being the fallacy, now then how stands the plain truth?
men In the first place in the character situation capacity of plaintiffs are invited truth are
invited and on condition of paying the price to the Judges and their partners in iniquity, each every man is invited and every one who accepts the invitation enabled, to persecute prosecute to ruin all
who to a certain degree are is less opulent than themselves: also in himself: so on the other hand
in the character situation of defendant is every man invited and enabled to defraud of his to defraud men in any number of
. But what of all this, and every so much more. By In every other such man to whom he owes money or any thing else that is worth having and capable of being received,
all is and due what you , this you can not deny litigation if
in one way it is promoted and produced, is in another way checked.
You promote litigation on the part of the dishonest men whose wish is
to plunder or oppress . You promote litigation by taking out
of the hands of the victim the money without which he by the
depriving him of what you deprive him of the means of defence
but the : but this end by the same means you check litigation
on the part of the defendant
by taking out of his hands
the means of carrying
it on.

Identifier: | JB/004/489/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Date_1	1831-11-07	Marginal Summary Numbering	9-10
Box	004	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	489	Info in main headings field	bankruptcy court bill observations continued
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals	george bentham; jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	2410
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