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1822 July 1
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1. First as to Parliamentary Reform.

Parliamentary Reform has been proposed in two Notes:
one stiled radical: the other stiling itself sometimes moderate
sometimes temperate.

By radical reform is meant the subsi substituting in the
House of Commons House as at present organized – House
of Commons organized upon the principle of a Representative
Democracy, but having in full possession of the power the
Monarch and the House of Lords.

By moderate reform is meant the taking the power of
power of the House of Commons out of the hands of the present Oligarchy and placing
it in one a regular and egal sort of Aristocracy
having King and Lords in possession of that power as in the present
case.

If no good worth intending for satisfaction fit to be intended for – no permanent and adequate
remedy to the existing evils could be thought about by
radical reform, still less could it by moderate reform.

Note now the change that would be brought by radical
reform: supposing no other change effected than that which is
expressed.

1. The King would remain. Therefore so long as he retained
his power no change would could be effected that were adverse to his
interests. But every change that would be beneficial to the interest
of the people contributing to the greatest happiness of the greatest
numbers of them would it has been seen be adverse to his
interest. For his existence it has been seen is incompatible with
the greatest happiness of the greatest number: unchangeably adverse
to their interests. Therefore the King alone would suffice
to prevent much considerable good from being done any effectual remedy from
being applied. Let Take in time the whole catalogue of abuse.
Look over it from beginning to end. Not one is there, in the continuance
of which he has not an interest: not one of them is there
which it would not be against his interest to part with. Not one
of them is there which on any reasonable ground he could be expected
to part with if he could help it. The King if were he alone left would
suffice to shut an everlasting
door against
all remedy.
suffice to prevent any
good from being done

Identifier: | JB/036/157/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1822-07-01	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 3 - or 5
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code rationale
Folio number	157	Info in main headings field	constitut. code rationale?
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	a2 / c2 / d2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	c wilmott 1819
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andreas louriottis
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	11081
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