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24. As to the means applying as above to appropriate
moral aptitude, — there is not one of them, of which an exemplification
of them may not be seen in the Constitution of the
Anglo American United States.

25. Under that Constitution is so far as depends on Government,
has uncontrovertibly been and continues to be enjoyed,
a greater quantity of happiness, in proportion to population,
than in any other political community, in these or any other times.

26. By that one example is excluded and for ever all ground
for any such apprehension real of pretended as that of inaptitude on
the part of the people at large, as to the making choice of their
own Agents for conducting the business of Government.

27 No where else has such universal satisfaction been manifested:
satisfaction with the form of the Government, satisfaction
with the mode in which, satisfaction with the hands by
which, the business of it has been carried on. No other political
community is there or has there ever been — in which by so large
a proportion of the population, so large a part has been constantly
taken in the conduct and examination of the affairs
of Government. No other in which the part so taken has been
so perfectly unproductive, of disorder and suffering, in every shape.

28. No other constitution is there, or has there been under
which in any thing like so small a degree, (deleted text slower purchasing
of pertinaciously slower holding states always excepted,) the interest
of happiness of the many has been sacrificed to that of the ruling
and influential few: no other under which what yet remains of
that sinister sacrifice will with so little difficulty, and sooner
or later with such perfect certainty be abolished.

29. Thus much as to the all comprehensive end of Government,
in so far as the Government is good. As to the several
specific ends, the means for compassing them would not here
have been in their place. The description of them will be found
to be in great measure different according to the differences between the respectiveends.

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Box	039	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	015	Info in main headings field
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Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	richard doane	Watermarks
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