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X.12

XIV. Determinateness
of his lot.

1. Private
Rule 1. That the code
shall be so formed, as
that no hardship shall
be imported and no service
required not
previously provided for.

X.13

Rule 2. That superordinates
should thereby be
given powers sufficiently
ample as that,
as no occasion, it may
be necessary to exceed
them.

X.14

Rule 3. That on the Private
engagement, a Code
of the subject, authenticated
by government,
be delivered to
him.

X.15

Officers — in their case
they are less exposed to
the evils to be remedied
than the Private.

X.16

Determinateness given
to the lot of the
one will give also
determinateness to the
power of the officer


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10.

13. Mildness as to appropriate
regulations

1. Private

Command and prohibition
as well as a
consequent means
of constraint, restraint
and punishment necessary.

The tendency is to exceed
the bound prescribed
by utility. To
watch over or to contend
that tendency
is the duty of the legislator.

X.11

From Officers the inequality
between the two classes
of superiors and inferiors,
two practical
results
1. The inflicting more punishment
for the same offence on the
inferior than on the
superior.
2. The inflicting punishments
on such offences
only as the inferior
are more likely
to commit — a production
of equally evil
result.


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. contentment-maximizing
including hardship
minimizing principle.
Rule. Render the functionary's
condition as
comfortable as theregards
to aptitude and good of the service permits.
expense Reason.
1. Therefore of persons in
question is equal to that
of an equal number of
any other persons, in the
aggregate welfare of the
community.
2. The greater the contentment
given, the less the
expense of inducements
to engage.
3. So the less the danger
of desertion.


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X.8.

Note the difference
between increase of
positive comfort and
diminution of positive
hardship. Positive beneficence
requires self
sacrifice or expense -
of negative beneficence
the range is incomparably
wider, and thence
the expense smaller.


Identifier: | JB/038/354/002
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 38.

Date_1

1827-08

Marginal Summary Numbering

or 18 - or 35

Box

038

Main Headings

constitutional code

Folio number

354a
"a" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 354.

Info in main headings field

constitutional code

Image

002

Titles

ch. x defensive force / leading principles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

d4

Penner

john flowerdew colls

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

11991

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