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1830 Sept. 18
J.B. to France – on Majority

1.
Question – earliest age at
which a man may be
a Deputy.

2.
Per J.B. 21. Repeal the exclusionary
rule.

3
Reason. Even suppose it
too early, not unless the
majority were unripe
can evil ensue.

4
Case of a Member is plainer
than of an individual
at large.

5.
1. More easily comprehended
than theory or experience.
Witnesses, Pitt & Fax.

6
2 All theory Experience Consider the argument
is afforded by authority:
in 1. England – 2. U.S.

7.
3. Silly presumption, a person
whom those interested is a
good choice know & deem
fit deemed unfit by those
who know him not.

7(a)
Instances of the like
inconsiderate presumption
extensive.

8
7. 6 Inconsistency – King trusted
with the whole power at
18. Deputy not with a
small fraction before
40, 30, 25.

9.
Error Cause
Aid supposed given to this
bad public by a privately-operating
principle – Seniors'
jealously of Juniors.

10.
Soliloquy of self-regard
in mature age.

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11
Source of the adoption of the
exclusionary principle
desire to see the strength of
public spirit minimized.
Youth is the season of
virtue, of self-sacrifice: the
older the individual, the
stronger the force of self-regarding
interest.

12.
Source of this exclusion –
1. Not reasons – 2. Not experience
– but 3. Blind imitation,
defence to authority:
viz. Ancient Romans.

13.
Insufficiently-grounded assumptions
two.
1. Romans right in this.
2. We circumstanced in
this respect as they.

14
For a Dedication Polytechnics
addressed.
1. Yours the cause I advocate.
2. You I call to witness. In
what branch of appropriate
aptitude would 60 or
80 years have exceeded or
equalled you?

15.
I, for you, deserter from the
cause of greybeards to that
of striplings.

16
Nor in this is there insincere
flattery. To all who
know me known are
these to have been my
opinions always.

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Information from Bowring

In the Schools of Law,
Medicine & Polytechnics,
the whole of the young men
(without exception) turned out
to fight – and when rewards
are offered to the most
meritorious they were
refused by the unanimous
declaration that there had
been no degrees of merit.
It is certain that in no
other period of life could
such an example of
universal virtue be found –
numbers altogether not
less than 7,000 – the
average number of
each school from 2200
to 2600.

The young would not
have been excluded by Law,
had it not been ascertained
that Opinion would have
selected them.

Addenda 20 Sept 1830.

13+
Roman semi-barbarian.
Fathers tyrannical.
Gave themselves power of
over the
children.

7+
44 Age . Young
men discouraged from
giving themselves up
aptitude to
their studies
to the object. This
occupation fits
the refuse of other
occupations.

7x

4*
2+
lies in
the
none

Identifier: | JB/023/099/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 23.
Date_1	1830-09-18	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-16, 1*, 7*, 2*
Box	023	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	099	Info in main headings field	jb to france - on majority
Image	002	Titles
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	richard doane	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1829
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections	jeremy bentham; sir john bowring	Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	7970
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