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1830. Jan. 1 – Written 1823. May 27. Constitutional Code

On the occasion in question, of this matchless seat
of good government and felicity, so felicitous was the
position, that the ruling and influential few could
not but see in the state of mind that had place on
the part of the greatest number community in question the impossibility of
avoiding to take for the object of their operation any other
than the happiness what should appear at least to be for the interest of that same greatest number, community
the impossibility of making which should be regarded
by the greatest number as a sacrifice made of
their interest to the particular interest of those
same rulers.

Thus it was that for carrying on the ordinary business of legislation government
were chosen as well for the legislative executive as for the executive legislative
department such men, as, by those on whose obedience
their power depended were regarded as presenting the fairest
prospect of their fulfilling executing to the best of their judgement
and ability this important all-important trust.

Thus then was established what was in the
eyes of the greater number of those by whom any attention
was paid to the subject the best constituted composed
legislative, the best composed constituted and executive and
those from time time constituted by the best-composed
Constitutiontive.

Still however confidence was not entire. Surpassing
all mankind men surpassing them by a vast interval
in the knowledge of human nature, seeing as well as
feeling in every branch of the perceptive faculty the
unchangeable predominance of self regard in human nature,
they found even in the instance of those men of their own
choice to carry their confidence too far. Oh! yes: for
points of ordinary importance the necessary trust
so of such transcendent in importance that in relation to those
even those men of their first choice could not in
prudence be intrusted.

Identifier: | JB/044/121/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 44.
Date_1	1823-05-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	044	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	121	Info in main headings field	constitutional code
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c2 / f47
Penner		Watermarks	b&m 1829
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	13906
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