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17a

John Locke's misconceptions of the end & object of government
was exhibited not only exhibited in his 'original contract' theory
but in the extremely narrow view taken by him of the regions
of pains & pleasures - & by that notion of his that the Morals &
Politics are explainable by exhibiting the mere exhibition of are founded on the relations between which one word & word bears to another. Again
his doctrine about respecting uneasiness as the cause of action - as if a
man enjoying certain pleasures could not seek other pleasures in
addition - shows how the vaguely notions of ple the ideas of pleasure
presented themselves to his mind. the For flattery toward the
right of property as the leading ground fundamental principle , he had such
an erroneous and often malificent cause, by misdirection to
a principle which unless subordinate to a proper &
principle may be made the against all
improvement - against all increase to human happiness - as
By his theory of the original contract an end of government is advocated is proposed for other than
that of its conduciveness to the felicity of the community. And
this end, even were it a fact - and not a fable, - a fiction, - and a falsehood -
as it is, - would be wholly unworthy to compete with the
Greatest Happiness Principle. For though in most cases observance
of contracts is demanded by that principle, - yet their observance in
all cases would be destructive of it. Suppose a contract entered
into by one individual for the commission of a crime. Must that contract be deemed
sacred - And what must be said of the contrivance by which every
body would be involved in a contract the operation of which might
be the destruction of pleasures, - & the continuation of pains, - should
experience prove that the pleasures might be preserved & the
pain alienated

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Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	430	Info in main headings field
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