JB/015/484/001

Click Here To Edit

169

In the cases of the the exercise of the domestic authority –
& of the exercise of the public authority in an official
situation, that is, as a depository of the political sanction –
true & proper grounds may be found for the infliction of
pain by discourse, which could not be justified as
disassociated with from that authority. And as a member of
the public opinion tribunal – as a dispenser of the
popular sanction – language is demanded frequently on the judgement
by benevolence in reprobation of misdeeds, – which the
same benevolence would check if addressed personally
to the misdoers.

But in ordinary cases the justifications put
forth for the infliction of pain by discourse, are not
tenable. It is far from sufficient to say that
the assertions made are true – it is far from sufficient
to pretend that the person on whom the pain is inflicted
deserves the infliction – it is far from sufficient to
urge that he is worthless, reckless, – or worthless – or
that you deal charitably with his misconduct. Unless
you can come & show that preponderant good is to
result from the sufferings you create – your vituperation
of your victim, – your laudation of yourself, – are but
vain & wasted words.

Identifier: | JB/015/484/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	484	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f169
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks	1831
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1831
Notes public		ID Number	5700
Box Contents