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1822 July 27
Constitut. Code

What is the best form of government? That question may
be varied itself be clothed in an indefinite number of ways forms. What is
the most eligible? what is the most desirable? what is the
most right expedient? what is the most right and proper?
and so on. In whatsoever form clothed it is
to an oft be this – what is that which it is your desire to see established
established to see of
resolvable into to this in conjunction these two: 1. what is the end to which
you it is your desire will to see the arrangements employed in the delineation of it belonging delineation
of
to it directed? 2. what are the means which in your several arrangements by
which in the character of means in your opinion it is your opinion
that that same end in so far as attainable is most
likely to be attained?

To write an answer to this question – to write on the
subject which it holds up to view, is virtually, is in
effect, from beginning to end to write an answer to
to one or other or both these questions: in so far as it bears relation
to both or est either of them every position on it is relevant,
in so far as it bears relation to neither of them it is irrelevant:
and when it is relevant, the relation may
in an indefinite number of degrees be more or less close.

☞ In Section 1. begin there with this?
Means for the establishment of good government – efficient
causes
of good government – of good rule – Securities against
misrule. By any one of these three several phrases may the without the
imputation of impropriety may the same set of objects be characterized designated.
Sometimes On some occasions this one, sometimes this that other of them may be found the more concise
& meritorious.


Identifier: | JB/036/080/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.

Date_1

1822-07-27

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-3

Box

036

Main Headings

constitutional code

Folio number

080

Info in main headings field

constitut. code

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

b1 / e1

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

11004

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