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Deontology — 1818 18

Foundation of 18

Though in respect of the faculty of initiating
a law of the popular or moral sanction
all men are antecedently to the exercise of it upon
a par yet by any one who by means of a public
work has taken upon him to exercise it a distinction
of no small moment has thus been conferred
upon himself. As in a deliberative assembly the
distinction between the few who take upon them
selves to make motions and the many to whom it
belongs to form the decisions consequent upon
those motions is great, so in the republic of letters
between the few who write and publish works, and the
many to whom it may happen by reading, or some
part from others to give birth & expression to
opinions, and thence incidentally to actions & conduct
in consequence of them.

Antecedently to
instituting law of
popular sanction
all are on a par:
yet initiator signatures
himself as
a speaker in an assembly,
or a writer
to the world

In the case of a real assembly actually
met together in one place in case of a motion made
to any effect made he, by whom it is made behols in
so many members as are present so may persons
who any one of whom in case of any impropriety
contained in it, may upon the spot, and in his presence
do and say whatsoever may be necessary for the
bringing of that impropriety to light. Not so, in
the case of the fictitious and never assembled body
of which the tribunal of public opinion is
composed — on this occasion expressing himself
in this way what he says is said under full assurance
that be it what it may it will not experience any
immediate contradiction: and under little less than
a full assurance in the eyes of a great part

2
But, whereas
speaker in an
assembly stands
exposed to hearing
his errors brought
to light: not so
the promulgator of
the popular sanction
the public writer.

Identifier: | JB/014/211/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 14.
Date_1	1818	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	211	Info in main headings field	deontology foundation of
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d18 / e18
Penner		Watermarks	<…> co
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	4974
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