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1823. April 24

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§. 2. Principal Means employed for the attainment of that end same end

These means differen are all comprizable, all of them, in one expression:
– maximization of appropriate official aptitude on the part of
rulers.

Of this official aptitude three branches are distinguishable:
1. Appropriate moral aptitude: 2. Appropriate intellectual aptitude:
3. Appropriate active aptitude.

Of appropriate intellectual aptitude there are two
branches: 1. appropriate knowledge: 2. appropriate judgement.

By appropriate moral aptitude understand disposition
to contribute, on all occasions and in all ways, to the
greatest happiness of the greatest number: in other words
to the advancement promoting of the universal interest.

If appropriate moral aptitude be to a certain degree deficient, the
consequence is – that by abundance of appropriate aptitude
in those other shapes, the aggregate of appropriate aptitude
will naturally be diminished and not encreased. If hostile
to the interests of the greatest number, the more able the
functionary, the more mischievous.

The Different branches of appropriate official aptitude
require belong apply correspondently different means, as expressed by different
rules

I. Means bearing application applying to appropriate moral aptitude.

Rule 1. To In the hands of those of whose interests in happiness the universal interest happiness is
composed keep at all times in so far as is possible without preponderant
the choice of the functionaries by whom those whom the several that requisite to be taken for the promoting of the universal happiness operations by which
of requisite for the promoting of the universal happiness
the universal interest is to be promoted shall be
performed. at all times and in each instance in so far as is possible without
preponderant inconvenience. And in each instance it fails of such
preponderant inconvenience choice preponderant inconvenience be the result, to him by whom the existence of such inconvenience is afforded, it belongs to make proof of it:

Shortly thus – Give to Keep in the hands of the people the choice of their own the Agents
Agents. of the people. As in in relation to the affairs of each individually,
so in relation to the affairs of all, collectively. of which for the
affairs and such are of , the affairs of government.

Identifier: | JB/044/047/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 44.
Date_1	1824-10-10	Marginal Summary Numbering	4-6
Box	044	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	047	Info in main headings field	constitutional code us
Image	002	Titles	rationale
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	a34 / d23 / e19
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public		ID Number	13832
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