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Ch. IV. Sovereignty in whom
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Ch. IV. Sovereignty in whom

1.
Art. 1. Sovereign power,
why to the largest possible
portion of those whose
greatest happiness is
the proper & chosen
object!

2.
Art. 2. Answer. Reasons.
1. More apt this proportion
than any other
that can compete with
it in the aggregate of
all the elements of
appropriate aptitude:
in particular, than
an or any small
or lesser number, say
the people. The less
the ratio to this greatest
possible number,
the less the aptitude.

3.
Art. 3. 1. First, as to
appropriate moral
aptitude, what.
By it, understand the
being in an adequate
degree (as to the exercise
of this function)
actuated by the desire of
securing to the greatest
number, the maximum
of happiness.
For elements of do., see
Springs of Action Table.

4.
Art. 4. Power not wanting
correspondent always
to desire, will be
endeavour: correspondent
to these endeavours,
(appropriate intellectual
& active aptitude
being also correspondent)
will be the actual
sum of happiness.

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Ch. IV. Sovereignty in whom

5.
Art. 5. Positions here
proved as to appropriate
moral aptitude
1. Greatest possible
number are not
deficient in it.
2. Any one person
whatever, if invested
with this power, will
always be deficient,
i.e. a Monarch.
3. So proportionally
any number short
of the above greatest
number: i.e. an
Aristocracy.
4. So, any aggregate
number, composed of
a Monarch, an
Aristocracy, and a set of
Deputies of the above
greatest number, or
any two of these three
authorities possessing
each a fractional
share in the Sovereign
power.

Sovereign power:
i.e. of locating
functionaries by whom
supreme Legislative power
is exercised, coupled
with dislocative d<hi rend="superscript">o
as to them, and all
located by them: who
then immediately, or
through a chain of
any length of intermediate
locaters.

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Ch. IV. Sovereignty in whom

6.
Art. 6. Probandum.
For the exercise of
Sovereignty, the people
absolutely taken, are
not deficient in appropriate
moral aptitude.

Apt they will be
with relation to it
if
1. Apt for the choice
of apt agents, apt for
the exercise of Supreme
Legislative power, as
above.
2. Apt for eventually
exercising, in an
immediate way, dislocative
power as to all
other functionaries;
i.e. by their own votes.
Elements of appropriate
aptitude as to
any function, so as
to this, are
1. Moral aptitude.
2. Cognoscitive aptitude.
3. Judicative aptitude.
N.B. Cognoscitive and
Judicative together,
constitute intellectual:
in so far as they are
conjoined, this may
be employed for shortness.
Any one of these
elements failing, so
does the aggregate of
appropriate aptitude.
Greatest, the deficiency
created by failure of
Moral. See below.

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