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1822 Aug. 12
Constitut. Code

On the In the use of made In regard to some of the above expressions – viz. ought
to be done – ought not to be done – is proper to be done – is not
proper to be, it seems necessary one matter of fact there
is which on every occasion it may be of use to the reader to have in mind.

This is that every thing of which any such expression can
be the in an immediate way the expression is the a certain state
of mind of on the part of him by whom the expression is employed:
the state of his mind with relation to the subject matter
of the discourse whatsoever it happens to be.

This state of mind will be the state of one or more of his intellectual
faculties – in an word his understanding – in the state of his
sensitive faculties: in an word feelings – or the state of his
faculties, in an word – his will – his desires, his wishes.

Thus in the present case as present here on the carpet. When I
say the greatest happiness of the whole community ought to be
the end or object of pursuit in every branch of the law –
of the political rule of action, and of the constitutional branch
in particular – what is it that I express – this and no
more – namely that it is my wish, my desire to see it
taken for such by those in the community in question who are actually in possession of the
powers of government: taken for such, in such sort that by on the occasion of
every arrangement taken by them in the exercise of such their
powers their endeavour shall be to render such their course
of action contributory to the attainment of that same end to that same object, conducive to that
same end, contributory to the obtainment of it. Such then
is the state of that faculty in one which is termed the will:
such is the state of those particular acts or modifications of that
faculty which are termed wishes or desires, and which have
their immediate efficient causes in corresponding feelings – in
corresponding pleasures and pains, such as the imagination on the occasion in question the imagination brings to view, brought to view by the imaginable.

Identifier: | JB/036/097/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1822-08-12	Marginal Summary Numbering	5-6
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	097	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles	text or note
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	b2 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	c wilmott 1819
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andreas louriottis
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	11021
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