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1822 Feby 10
Constitut. Code

Principle of self preference principle.
Greatest happiness do
Practice – – duty –
Problem – to render self preference
Subservient to pocket happiness. That the key .

Such as it is, the present legislation draught is the first
in point of time the first to which in any such appendage additament
as a Rationale was ever inserted. Now that it does exist an example of it is in existence The utility of its existence
will not be matter of dispute: The cause Of its non-existence
hitherto two causes may be assigned. In every government
not having for its object the greatest happiness of the greatest
number, want of inclination and want of utility both together.
In a nation government having for its object the greatest happiness
of the greatest number, on the part of the leading class, namely the lawyer class, want of inclination as to all
those branches of the Pannomion except the Constitutional branch
and in relation to all three branches, and even that branch in
particular want of utility: want of that anticipation
of utility which is being necessary to even to the bare endeavour
is still more plainly so to correspondent success.

Nor and such want the deficiency of utility be considered as an object of surprize.
Where Wherein their adequate natures are wanting action will be wanting likewise:
physical desires out of the question
where natures are wanting, desires are naturally wanting
likewise: and with desires endeavours. The quantity of
labour necessary has been such as to fill up the ordinary
capacity of a whole life: and in return for this burthen what
was the benefit that could by any one be expected?

Thus much as to and legislation
draughts. Of the shape

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Date_1	1822-07-21	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	078	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
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Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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