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1820 Oct 21
Spanish liberticide measures
of that same genus: if by comparison he means relation, as
I suppose he does, if he means anything. Taking this for his
Here then, if it be what he says bears any a relation meaning, his argument stands thus. You In your opinion, all restraints
whatever for the purpose of it be anything but that so many upon individual liberty are bad things: and so they are in
words taken as they follow one another in a dictionary man. But it does not follow that a restraint upon the individual
that is a list of out of which according to the liberty that which I am restraining is not any not a restraint upon individual
gentlemen as applied by the a mass of power a liberty bad thing: for a restraint upon this species of individual liberty in this shape
may be and has actually been composed: power too and that is not a restraint upon individual liberty in any shape.
if such force, and pregnant to the effect of danger putting the government
in danger operating in such a direction as to
have rendered it matter of necessity for that same government
to take such extraordinary measures of .
But, putting aside nonsense, and determined to have sense to
to these suppression of it. argue with if possible, I put aside individual liberty, and return to
the want of power: political power.
As to those supposed elements of political power – power pure of
from all responsibility
and from all dependence
on the government – for
such, – he will have
it – that those Societies
were thus arrogating
to Monarchies.
I should have been glad to leave to him then in order
to have given to them. But, my object being opposite to that of the right honorable
Member – his being to cor organize confusion, and mean to
dispel it – I find myself to a considerable extent – under the necessity of
instances of substituting to the order best adapted to his
purpose the order best adapted to mine. I find for distinguishable Six is the number
ones. I find of these elements.
1. In the first instance however this will not be necessary.
The first element of those In his list of elements or ingredients f by
the mixture of which all of them together if not by each one by itself the political
olla podrida called power may be and is composed
that article which occupies the first place is peculiar
constitutions. But to say of a Society that i has peculiar
constitutions what is it but to say that it is a society?
For without some peculiar constitution, by which its existence may existence may be
given to it be effected how is it that a society whatsoever be the object
or the occupation of it, have place? existence?
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