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1824. April 19

Constitutional Code. Preliminary Observation
234 or 2
§. Examples
1. Christianity part and parcel
of its law of the land
This serves as a warrant
for fine and imprisonment
to suppress all opinion
on the subject of religion
opposed to render sinister
interest.
Virtual distinction included
in them. In their
opinion so absurd and
mischievous the system of
opinion and facts that
upheld, so destitute of all
title to evidence the narrative
injustice
that its being submitted
depends on the keeping
suppressed its observation
in opposition to it

Christianity is part and parcel of the law of the land serves
for transporting abroad, with fine and imprisonment for transport making it known by fine and imprisonment that, in the opinion
of the rulers, the religion, which by<add>the united of</add>extortion corruption and delusion they upheld at so portentory expence
is so palpably abroad and absence the alledged facts betraying to it so plenty of all little to credence and incredible that its retentive depend mean patience under the yoke of it; depends
keeping smothered the every observation tending to show it to be what it
is. Bones Mores saves them for banishing comfort and
extra enjoyment from the of the great majority, and an
going in that countenance that glories, the aspect of which
as by all with fine and servitude rendered delightful to accessable
in the eyes superiorly seated eyes of their betters. Conspiracy serves for suffices
for consorting into a punishable crime ab act
it would be more agreeable to them men in power to see in not to see [+] seen for denial of justice
to any than at pleasure: irrespectively

done than to see done |1011.4 truth, word, quant quash qularity —
that is to say non-compliance with rules of with which by concealment compliance had been rendered
purposely impossible



25 or 4
9.2. Bo. This
serves for the useless banishment
of engagement in some
form from the heart of the
majority and ingraving
on their countenances that
gloom which being
with the idea of the
subject and servitude
is so delightful to the eyes
of oppressors

26 or 3
10.3. Conspiracy. Sufficient
that one word for converting
into a punishable crime any
act they had rather were not
done than done
11.4. Null void irregularity
This serves for injustice or
denial of justice to any man
pleasure: irregularity,
non compliance with rules
by what by non-existence or
concealment compliance has
been rendered purposely impossible

If this be not tyranny, cloaked by tyranny and
working by corruption anddelusion it would be number of useful instructive
what else is so or ever can be.

27. or 6
12. If this be not by tyranny
by hypocrisy, and operating
by corruption and delusion
what is or can be?

But in this country if as ever has but in his such
a masquerade dress in a certain form and in that great condition
takes is placed in a suit somewhat higher than the
rest others, whatever he comes out of his mouth says from it such is still the stupidity
of the vast majority becomes the is an object of adoration. Nonsense be
superior lies, truth, mendacity veracity
folly wisdom, corruption uncorruption, injustice justice
good in every states evil, evil in every stamp good
Evil which when purchased and produced on the scale of a private family in ritual is seen
what it is, changes as as made to change its number
and become good by the mere circumstance of its being
produced by brate upon the seats of the whole state

20. or 7
13. Anglici: if well a masquerade
dress in a certain form
man is placed in a high
the rest, whatever he utters from it
is an object of adoration. Such is the

When this all is seen in its true point of view. and mischief is measured by its extent it will be seen
that the most pdeleterious pests of society, are not then by
whom what are called crimes are committed but those by whom
they are made punishable and punished those by whom they are: not those who produce
mixing by driblets, but those who produce it manufacture it by .

15 To power and opulence the ex possession of virtue is on
any occasion ascribed: ascribed and the assumption acted upon, as
if express declaration were needless, and doubt impossible

By with mendacity variety injustice justice good in every shape evil; evil goods
the mere circumstance of its being produced in the largest scale. |20 . Most deleterious fists of society not those punished, but those by whom they are made punishable or punished
50 or 9 To power and opulence are ascribed the extensive possession of virtue: the assumption acted upon as if declaration were needless, doubt impossible




Identifier: | JB/042/403/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 42.

Date_1

1824-04-19

Marginal Summary Numbering

24 or 2, 25 or 4 - 28 or 7

Box

042

Main Headings

constitutional code

Folio number

403

Info in main headings field

constitutional code

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

c2 / e7

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

j whatman turkey mill 1824

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

admiral pavel chichagov

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1824

Notes public

ID Number

13326

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