JB/037/012/001

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1821. April 27.
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Constitutional
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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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