JB/037/019/001

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1821. April 7th.
First Lines.
Explanations.
Civil Law
(1.)

Subsistence, abundance, security and equality: by these then
will be presented to view the several subordinate or particular ends most immediately
in contact with, and branching out from, the only legitimate and universal end of
Government — the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

By subsistence, understand the means of subsistence:
by abundance the elements of subsistence and all other external
and tangible transferable instruments of gratification, and thence objects
of desire, in quantity exceeding by and indefinite amount
the quantity necessary to subsistence.

[Neither subsistence nor abundance] nNeither by in the
import of the word subsistence, nor in the import of the word
abundance is any relation to futurity necessarily involved.
In the import of the word security, that relation is constantly
and necessarily involved: the present being at all times but a
point, the word security can never present itself without presenting to view
one point at least which is neither the present nor the past.

*Security may be considered with reference to the objects
which are secured, and with reference to the objects against which
they are secured.

Taking human beings individually considered, these
are the only real entitled considered as being secured. But
when a particular and practical application comes to be
made of the word security, certain names of fictitious entities
in common use must be employed to designate so many
objects to and for which the security is afforded. [By the
For, security is against
injury, and as the body
being exposed to one set
of injuries, the mind
is exposed to another, &
an altogether different
set
words] person, reputation, property, condition in life — by these
four names of fictitious entities all the objects to which, in
the case of an individual, the security afforded by Government
can apply itself may be designated. *Reputation, property,
condition in life — these are obviously names of fictitious
entities: person as here employed ministers to the same
purpose. For, to the present purpose, person means an object divisible into body and mind.

Identifier: | JB/037/019/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 37.
Date_1	1821-04-07	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	037	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	019	Info in main headings field	first lines
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	11234
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