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1828 Nov. 18
Law & Petition for Blackstone explained

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But in the meantime, I must inform you my
Felicia of one error you have fallen into. I do not mean
an error in conception: (for so far there I see no reason to doubt
you being correct) but an error in expression

Felicia. How so; Madam

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Greatest happiness
of the greatest number
an incorrect expression

Astrea. I will inform you: and through you the
company. What you have said is — the greatest happiness of
the whole community greatest number: what you should have said is —
the greatest happiness of the whole community.

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What it should be
is greatest happiness
of the whole community

Indeed Madam?

Astrea. Yes indeed. For so it is that by a
state of things by which the greatest happiness of the greatest
number is accomplished, the greatest happiness of the whole
number together may not be accomplished. For disprove the take any community
whole number of the Members to be 2000 20001: divide it into the
parts portions as nearly equal as possible: then will the numbers
be in one of the portions 21001, or the other. Now then, This done
suppose the mass of happiness of the 1001 rendered as great as human
nature is susceptible, the massive unhappiness of the 1000 as
great as what is the same thing in other words the mass happiness
as small as human nature is susceptible of: it will be
evident that the sum of the happiness of both parties will not
be so great as if the aggregate mass had been mo equally
divided. To come to particulars. Suppose sharing throughout
established: the 1001, many of them masters, the 1000 all of them
slaves: the masters heads community of which the masters are members made
as happy as it is in the face of the best laws to make them:
but the slaves as ill treated and therein as unhappy as it is
possible for them to be, and consistently with their remaining alive.
It is credible that in this state of things, the quantity of happiness
in the 2001 taken together would be as great as if still under the best
best system, of laws
possible all were free,
no more slaves no more masters
of slaves?

Identifier: | JB/031/215/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 31.
Date_1	1828-11-18	Marginal Summary Numbering	4-5
Box	031	Main Headings	civil code
Folio number	215	Info in main headings field	[[info_in_main_headings_field::law and blackstone explained[?]]]
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d8 / e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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