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1822 Aug. 13
Constitut. Code

In saying as above the proper end of government is the greatest
happiness of all or the greatest happiness in case of competition
and to the extent of the competition, the greatest happiness
of the greatest number, it seems to me that I have
made a declaration of peace and goodwill to all men.

On the other hand were I to say the proper end of government
is the greatest happiness of some one naming him,
or of some few naming them, it seems to me that I should
be making a declaration of war against all men, with the
exception of that one or of those few.

Be the subject what it may, unless it be allowed to me
to say what in relation to that subject are my opinions judgment, my feeling
of my desires, I can not say anything in relation to it: and
as to my opinion judgment on in each occasion, not giving it as I do on
every occasion I do for no more than it is worth, it seems
to me that it is on my part no unreasonable desire to
be allowed – free from all every imputation conveyed and endeavoured
to be conveyed by the word dogmatism – to be allowed to give it.

This being the basis on which all legislation and all morality
rests, then few words written in hopes of clearing it away of all obscurity
and ambiguity of all doubts and difficulties, will not I hope
be regarded as misapplied or applied or made. On no other
occasion shall the anything said by any other writer be taken by me for
the subject matter of disputation by me.

Identifier: | JB/036/100/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1822-08-13	Marginal Summary Numbering	13-16
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	100	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	b5 / e5
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	11024
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