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1821 Dec 29
Proposal
S.s.

18./355

Seductive force, the temptation,
the inducement
to take the sinister path:
Tutelary force, the opposing
sanction: the inducement
to pursue the right and
proper path.

19./356

By themselves, these expressions
mean nothing:
by relation to the only right
and proper end, every
thing.

20./357

More important is moral
aptitude than intellectual —
each understood
in the degrees in which
they are likely to have
place.

In proportion to deficiency
in moral, by every
extra degree of intellectual
or active talent, aggregate
aptitude, instead
of being encreased is
diminished, the power
of making the sinister
sacrifice.

True, as to conceivable
degrees, by the highest deficiency
of intellectual
aptitude or active talent,
appropriate L.o would be
more diminished than by
L.o deficiency of moral.

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20 358

In Napoleon, was exemplified
the greatest conceivable
deficiency in
moral aptitude. Yet
by this extra height in
intellectual aptitude
was produced that body
of law, by which greater
service was rendered
than by Monarchs least
deficient in moral aptitude—
ex.gr. Lewis 16th.
Lewis never thought of
giving such a Code.
Alexander tried & failed.
Napoleon had before
him plan of a body of
law all-comprehensive
and nationalized. He
called it de genie:
but put it aside as not
suited to his purposes.

21/359

II Interest begotten prejudice.

Though but for sinister
interest, it would not
have existed, existing,
it is apt to be more
mischievous.

1.Limited is the number
of sharers in sinister interest:
unlimited L.o of L.o
in the prejudice.

21(a) 360</head>

Anglice, by sinister interest,
ruling few have been
induced to make the sinister
sacrifice. By d.o begotten
prejudice, so many
to support L.o Under James
2. for example: many, by
ruling hew, induced to regard
the sinister as a
right and proper sacrifice
to

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201 ()contin?

to regard the contributing
to it by obedience
passive and active, as
a duty, moral as well
as political and religious.
Then, relatively so small
the quantity of the matter
of corruption in King's
hands- but for the interest
begotten prejudice,
it could not have produced
the obedience which
but for his attack and the
clergy would have. continued.
Now how so vast the quantity
of L.o matter, it would
suffice to the sinister
sacrifice without
the help of prejudice.
27./361
Firmer the hold it takes.
Give an opposite direction
to the matter of corruption,
the L.o of sinister
interest is reversed. Once
rooted, the prejudice will,
in some beasts, maintain
it's hold against
the whole corruptive
force of interests.

22 (a.) 362

By sinister interest
Frenehmen might
have been induced to
vibrate between Capet
and Bonaparte, while
by interest begotten prejudice
others are induced
to remain steady
to Capet, braving every

danger.

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23./363</p<p> In so far as determined
by prejudice alone,
a man is Anglice a
man of principles although
the prejudice
might have had its root
in sinister interest.
<p>24./364

By knaves in small
number: duped in any
number may be kept
steadily engaged in
giving support to the

sinister sacrifice.

25.365

Henee everywhere, u.
S. excepted, ruler's anxiety
for the exclusive
management of public
instruction.
Henee, that
powerful and pernicious
instrument of
depravation, moral, political,
and religious,
and Ecclesiastical Establishment.

36s*

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20(a) continued.
Henee, instead of interwoven
rationales, clear
and steady light, igneis
fatuus of detached dissertation,
vague generality
gas at unmeasurable
attitude.</p>

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Date_1	1821-12-29	Marginal Summary Numbering	[[marginal_summary_numbering::18 [or] 355 - 20 [or] 357, 20a [or] 358, 21 [or] 359, 21a [or] 360, 22 [or] 361, 22a [or] 362, 23 [or] 363 - 25 [or] 365, 20a continued [or] 365*]]
Box	038	Main Headings	codification proposal (codification offer); constitutional code
Folio number	121	Info in main headings field	codification proposal
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Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d39 / e2
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Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
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