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1822 July 19
Constitut. Code

The simple trick of the matter is this. The
It is by force and intimidation that the fr conduct of the
people at large is determined. It is by corruption corruptive influence that
the conduct of the majority in each of the two Houses
of Parliament is determined: the in the House of Commons
in the first instance, and then in the House of
Lords: the will of the Lords following of course that of the
Kings and the Commons.

But the matter of corruption – on whose will does the
application of it depend? On that of the Minister.
And the Minister – on whose will does his continuance existence
in that situation depend? On the Kings.

Let the King give the power of to what man he will
the disposal of the matter of corruptive influence, the will
of that individual is sure to be confirmed done by the majority
in both Houses.

Event may happen – courts which for a time may
make the King at his a convenience in substituting to a Minister
more agreable to him a Minister less agreable to him.
But in this temporary exception there is nothing that detracts
from the truth, to all practical purposes, of the general rule.
In this there is nothing more than what is every now and
then happening in the most absolute governments, that of
not excepted.

In England this has always been and always will be

Identifier: | JB/036/145/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1822-07-19	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code rationale
Folio number	145	Info in main headings field	constitut. code rationale
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	c wilmott 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	andreas louriottis
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	11069
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