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14 June 1816
Political Deontology

In two different characters then is it essential that
the maximum of constitutional power the greatest quantity of that species of power that
can be exercised by them consistently with their interest
should be in the hands of the subject many people: viz. 1.
in the character of the end a source of pleasure – part and parcel of the all-comprehensive
and well-being: and in the character of a
means – a means capable of being and likely to be
employed towards the attainment of that end.

But constitutional power is constitutional over those
by which in the highest degree are the effective effective power
including the imperative branch and the immediately
effective branch are possessed and exercised – viz. power
of location and distraction: and this power can
not have place in the one part but in proportion
as in which dependence, dependence in relation
to that power has place in the others.

The agent of the people are either if they be anything
other than joint masters of the people, masters in that sense
of the word master in which it has for its the relation
signified has for its opposite and correspondent and opposite relation
that the relation expressed by the said slave are trustees
for the people. And who by whom was any such
preposterous notion ever conceived that it is the
interest of a principal – in lawyers language a cestui
que trust that in relation to him the his trustee thereto
be in a state of irresponsibility and independence?

Identifier: | JB/015/033/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Date_1	1816-06-14	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	033	Info in main headings field	political deontology
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	<…> co
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
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Notes public		ID Number	5249
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