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1830. Sept. 15
J.B. to France against Peers Letter II against Peers

+ 107
1 Interest Simple Insatiable all
King, Queen, Nobles &c
can never be satisfied.

+ 108
2 Interest Simple Insatiable all
A peer who does not
with to increase his
stock cannot bear to
have it diminished –
Sons & daughters must
be provided for.

+ 109
3 Interest Simple Insatiable all
So with first generation
& so it will go on.

+ 110
4 Interest Simple Insatiable all
How can independence
exist where there is a
peerage – & yet independence
boasted of by
conditions much lower
than peerage. Provision
for must
be made at people's expense.

+ 111
5. Interest Simple Insatiable all
How can shall provision
be made? pension too
glaring. A sinecure
created. If there were
real service, no inquiry
as to the quantity if reward.
Dignity degradedly competition.

+ 112
6. Interest Simple Insatiable all
If salary thought too high
add dignity which requires
money.

+ 113
7. Interest Simple Insatiable all
Thus dignity a pretence
for depredation.


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+ 114
1 Peers sole thence not superfluous.
Second Chamber never
thought superfluous
because for centuries
the only one.

+ 115
2. Not needful for Delay
If you only want delay
you may have it
without such a body –
divide Representatives
into Sections.

+ 116
3. Delay without regard to Need
Why this making of
mechanical delay
without regard to
accelerating circumstances?

+114
4. Evil Positive Introduction
Qu. 52
A Second Chamber having
only a veto can
only produce negative
evil, it may be
said. By intrigue
with other house it
can produce positive
evil.



Identifier: | JB/023/059/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 23.

Date_1

1830-09-15

Marginal Summary Numbering

[[marginal_summary_numbering::107 [or] 1 - 113 [or] 7, 114 [or] 1 - 117 [or] 4]]

Box

023

Main Headings

lord brougham displayed

Folio number

059

Info in main headings field

jb to france against peers

Image

001

Titles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f8

Penner

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

7930

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