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1822 June 8
Economy &c

Ch. Securities for I. Moral Aptit.
§ Securities – their mutual relation

1.
Securities for moral
aptitude – their mutual
relation.
To desire, every means
affords additional inducements
and excitement
to correspondent
action.

2.
Power of promoting
public interest can
not be altogether cleared
of do. to promote
personal and other
sinister interest.
Desire of sinister sacrifice
being constant
and universal, under
two heads are reducible
the means of
employable by the legislator:
viz
1. Cutting off every drop
of power detachable
without prejudice to
the end:
2. Application of apt
counterforce, for confining
the current of
power within the right
and proper channel.
Sole apt counterforce
of popular or moral
sanction, as applied by
Public opinion Tribunal.


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3.
Money is not only an
instrument of enjoyment
but a do. of power:
to the legislator it belongs
to take care throughout
lest that which being
taken into ruler's
hands by forced contributions
to form an instrument
of power exercised
for the good of
the whole, not turned
aside for the purpose of
adding to their personal
enjoyment.


Identifier: | JB/038/047/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 38.

Date_1

1822-06-08

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-3

Box

038

Main Headings

economy as to office

Folio number

047

Info in main headings field

economy &c

Image

001

Titles

ch. securities for i moral aptitude / securities - their mutual relation

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e1 / f3

Penner

john flowerdew colls

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

11684

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