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1821. April 27.
First Lines
Constitutional
(3:)

The constitutional branch of law has, for its proper
end, the greatest happiness of the greatest number. The
propriety of this end will not easily be disputed.
Under a
Representative Democracy, the Constitutional branch of law has,
for its actual end, that same exclusively proper end — the greatest
happiness of the greatest number.

Accordingly, so far as it exists in the utmost degree
of perfection in which the nature of the case admitts of. it is capable of existing, the right
of indicating, by the respective suffrages among what individuals
the supreme operative power shall be shared is exercised by
all: the concurrence of all in the effective designation of the individual
by whom the share in question in the operative power
shall be possessed, not being possible, where the wishes of one
part of those by whom the suffrages are given point to one
person while the wishes of another part point to another, the
next most desirable result, with reference to the greatest happiness
of the greatest number is that instead of being exercised
by the whole number, the power shall be exercised by the greater
part of it: such being the most desirable result, such accordingly
is the actual result.



Identifier: | JB/037/012/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 37.

Date_1

1821-04-27

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

037

Main Headings

constitutional code

Folio number

012

Info in main headings field

first lines

Image

001

Titles

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

c3

Penner

john flowerdew colls

Watermarks

c wilmott 1819

Marginals

Paper Producer

andreas louriottis

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1819

Notes public

ID Number

11227

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