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1821 July 23 Revised

Lett. Be relinquishmt entire!

1.
Be the Relinquishment total.
To secure partial little less above than totalrelinquishment,
reason is
needless: impotence suffices.
But for a time, through habit
and prejudice may
render this or that province
even unwilling to be free
here comes the use of Reason.

2.
Shown above, dominion
entire, profit none: also,
expenditure being in one
part universally applying
the other particularly applying:
viz to each province.
Profit suffers exactly equal to expence, also Sum of particularly applying
expences suppose
equal to the universally
applying portion: and the
particularly applying expences
of the several provinces
all equal: then the profit
by each being equal to
no more than half of the
total expence of each, by
each relinquishment the
ratio of profit loss to loss profit is
encreased.

3.
Provinces say 20.
Sum of Expences of both
levied, say 400,000,000.
General – 200,000,000
Particular 200,000,000
Together 400,000,000 Particular expence of each
say – 10,000,000
Profit from
each at first 20,000,000
1. Relinquish suppose
Province No. 1.
Profit lost over and above
the part by
the particular expence – 10,000,000
Loss by relinquishment 1st – 10,000,000
Additional loss by relinquishment 2. 10,000,000
Together 20,000,000.

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Lett. Be relinquishmt entire!

3 contind.
Adding thus on the occasion
of each relinquishment, – 10,000,000.
Not less at the time when
the relinquishment is
next to total 210,000,000.
Ratio of loss to profit
1. Antecedently to first relinquishment
as 30. to 40.
2. After 1st relinquishment
as 40. to 39.
3. After 2d relinquishment
as 40. to 38.
4. After 19 relinquishment
as 40. to 21.

4.
Fictitious the quantities.
But, in the items of profit
and loss, real ones
could not have been
substituted: and for illustration
and for illustration
serve even
better than real: as being
more simple.

5.
Conclusion: after each
partial relinquishment,
the reason for relinquishing
the remainder is
stronger than before: the
ratio of expence to profit
encreasing, if profit be
real: much more if imaginary.

6.
Such the language of
Reason: that Reason of
which Arithmetic is the
handmaid: no other is.

On the other side, nothing
but jargon: See the ensuing
Letter.

7.
Conclusion

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Lett. Be relinquishment entire!

9 or 1.
Stated in the U.S. case
the only shape in
which profit can be
reaped from a distant
nation. After this will
your rulers willingly
give you this profit?
even after reaping it
from most of the provinces,
will they give
it even from any the
smallest remnant?
No: for dependent they
yielded patronage: independent
none. Reluctance is shown for overcoming it, no.

18. or 2
On the war which ended
in U.S. independence,
Dean Tucher published his
Cui bono? A Bishop
he could not then expect
to be, nor afterwards was he:
to the supporters of
fruitless slaughter went
all such mammon
of course. Some years
after, he appeared as
a Levee.
"Will (said George 3.)
"we think with you
"better without than
"with them". Practical
consequence, none,
to the contiguous colonies,
no invitation to
take themselves into
their own hands: attempting
it, any one would as
surely (had George been
strong enough then)
have had his bowels
town out &c. as any English
traitor. Of the last
man and last farthing
would best of Kings
have drained England
sooner than have unpunished
any such acknowledged
benefactors.
Best of Kings his appellative: for who could

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refuse it to the husband
of the fruitfullest
of Queen's? This is
human, particularly
regal, nature. Pride
forbids confession of
disappointment or decline.
Law of power prevented parting with
the most trifling & burthensome
scrap that can be kept.

7
2. As to honor, remnants
of dominion or claim
retained, honor none:
dis encreased
as remnant diminished.
More striking the contrast
between former greatness
and present littleness.
More striking the compound
of concupiscence
and weakness – more conspicuous
both ingredients.
[More striking both weaknesses
military and intellectual.]

8.
3. As to amity. In the
case of relinquishment
promised by J.B. peace
and preference. But
remnant unemancipated
the preference be it not
excluded, will be alloyed
and soured by suspicion.
"Yes: all that could not be
kept relinquished: all that
could,
kept: for endeavour
to regain nothing is waited
for but opportunity: remains,
the bad principle,
morbid appetite: folly of seeking
gratification for it:
their peace nothing better but an
than armed truice!

Identifier: | JB/008/087/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1821-07-23	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-6, 9 or 1 - 10 or 2, 7-8
Box	008	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	087	Info in main headings field	rid yourselves
Image	001	Titles	lett. be relinquishmt entire!
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	j whatman 1819
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Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1819
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