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1821 Feb. 24
Rid Yourselves

§. 1. Interests concerned
§. 1. Interests universal, particular

1.
Distinction 1. Interests
universal and particular.
Particular interests
of the subject many and
ruling few.

2.
[Add. Interest of subject
many, though, in comparison
with universal do., particular, always
in case of opposition
between do. of subject
many and do. of
ruling few, coincided
with it. It may, therefore,
be mostly substituted
to it as argument,
and the expressions used
indiscriminately.]

3.
Universal interest – points
included in it.
1. Greatest happiness of
greatest number provided
for.
2. Government best possible.
3. Fruits of Government
enjoyed in greatest perfection,
and to greatest
extent possible: viz.
4. 1. Security against in person
to person, particularly respect and condition.
5. Do. for subsistence.
6. Do. for Abundance.
5=7. Do. for Equality as far as
consistent with security,
thence,
1. Power as little as possible.
2. Do. Money extorted by taxes.
3. Do. Factitious dignity.
4. Do. Punishment and Vengeance for resistance
to power.
5. Do. Ease at the expence
of official service.
N.B. In the text the above a
little .

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§. 1. Interests concerned
§. 1. Interests universal, particular

4.
2. State of things demanded
by interests of ruling
few – in their hands, and
at their disposal, for
their own benefit, quantity
of objects desirable
maximized: thence, at
their expence, do. in hands
of subject many, by whose
labours produced, minimized.

5.
In so far as adverse to
universal, every particular
interest is sinister

6.
Instances of particular
interests liable to be sinister:
viz. by opposition
to universal interest
or interests more extensive
than their own.
1. Non-proprietors.
and
2. Proprietors.
and
3. Capitalists.
and
4. Labourers.
5. Agriculturists. Producers of the necessaries of life
and
6. Importers of agricultural
do. produce.
7. Producers, and importers on the one hand
and
8. Distributors.
9. Wholesale distributors.
and
10. Retail distributors.
11. Consumers.
and
12. Producers. and other purchasers.

7.
Where a one particular interest
is opposite to the
universal, another by being opposite
to that particular
interest, another may be
in alliance with the
universal.

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§. 1. Interests concerned
§. 2. Self-interest – ill predominance.

20 8.
By man's constitution,
in the ordinary course
of conduct, by each individual
his own interest
is preferred to all
others put together: self-regarding
prudence
surmounts benevolence
and beneficence. But
for this predominance
the species could not
exist.
Consequence: prime
object of all rule, personal
interest of rulers:
to this, all other interests
sacrificed. Exceptions, if
any, so few, that to
act in the supposition of their
preponderant probability is
inconsistent with prudence.

21-9.
Hence, in rulers &c., endeavour
to advance
their own at the expence,
and by the sacrifice, of
all other interest, constant
and universal.
Sole far, belief of inability: which cannot be effectually produced, but by liability to removal.
As in each individually,
so in every class and knot
collectively.

§. 3 conflict of interests quoad here

22.
Per J.B. to subject-many's
interest not in Ultramaria
only but in
Spain the claim is, and,
so long as it continues,
will be, detrimental in
every shape.

23.
Yet, among the ruling
few, to many and extensive
classes beneficial:
to some, even in
case of failure.

24.
Yet, among them, may
be individuals whose interest
may be discordant
withwith the interest of the
class, and accordant
with universal interest.

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Identifier: | JB/008/094/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1821-02-24	Marginal Summary Numbering	[[marginal_summary_numbering::1-7, 20 [or] 8 - 21 or 9, 22-24]]
Box	008	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	094	Info in main headings field	rid yourselves
Image	001	Titles	interests concerned
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2 / e2 / f1
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
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