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1821. April 25.
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(10.)
The opinion entertained which, in the case in question, is, that by the
quantity of the matter of wealth so employed, and produced, and,
for the purpose of securing universal obsequiousness, endeavoured
to be produced is that, by the persons by whom the quantity
of the matter of wealth in question is possessed, and for the
advancement of their own particular interest, according to the
conception entertained by them of that same interest, employed
in the endeavour to afford additional gratification to their
respective appetite is if not employed, effectually employed in the making a clear
addition to the happiness of the greatest number, is employed at
any rate to in some either equally or superiorly proper purposes.
for that wWhatsoever be the quality or other thing designated by the word
excellence, such is the excellence that belongs to them — whatsoever
quantity (whether it be exaltation in the scale of virtue public or
private, or both, or exaltation in any other scale of still superior
dignity — say for example piety) — whatsoever quantity of the matter of wealth
instead of being left in each instance at the disposal of those him by whose labour and
capital it has been produced, is employed in the endeavour to afford
additional gratification to the appetites of these same exalted
persons, is employed in a manner more useful, more dignified,
or, on some other account more laudable, than it would have
been had it been left to pursue its original and originally first intended
destination as above.
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