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1821 Decr 4
Codification Proposal
§. 5. The greatest happiness of the greatest number requires, that,
of this original draught of an all-comprehensive body of law with its rationale, the
whole be, if possible the work of a single hand.
In the case of a work of the sort in question, For the property of contributing in the higher degree
to the greatest happiness of the greatest number say in one
word aptitude appropriate aptitude or in one word
aptitude.
The aptitude Suppose this great whole divided into
parts, the aptitude of the whole will depend partly upon
the aptitude of each part taken singly, partly upon consistency
consistency as between part and part.
As in other cases the case of any other literary work so in this the aptitude of each
First as to each such part taken singly and considered as a separate work.
As in the case of every other work literary work so
in this, the materials being given as out of the question the aptitude
in the part of the work will be as the appropriate aptitude on the
part of the workman or workmen. Even Postponing and Setting aside the consideration
of consistency, aptitude in other requests equal
it can not be so entire where divers hands are or where
but one hand is engaged in it.
In the case of this work the Corresponding to this work is a function and a Inseparables connected with a work of this sort, is a
service correspondent service function and a correspondent service function.
By the execution of the sort of work in question a function
is performed, and a service rendered: a function of
government exercised, and a service rendered in the
whole community of which the government forms a part.
In relation to the work, the function and the service in
question aptitude on the part of the workman may be considered said
to consist consisting of those elements or to be divided into three
branches: appropriate moral aptitude, appropriate intellectual
aptitude, and appropriate active talent.
Intellectual aptitude again may be said to consist of two
elements, or to be divided into two branches – appropriate knowledge
and appropriate judgement.
Identifier: | JB/036/136/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
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