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1827. Novr 1

Law Amendment Propositions

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Law hitherto made
for the makers only

Self-regard and sympathysympathetic regard both have place
in human nature: but on the general predominence of self-regard
the species depend: and sympathy or write in proportion as it is for its existence None was yet has rule of action been
freely made, but for the for the interest benefit if the rulersmakers. Never was 11
The people will now
begin to find that it
ought to be made for
the people
law made by Kings but for Kings: by Nobles but for Nobles
by Kings and Nobles but for Kings and Nobles, by Churchmen
but for Churchmen, by Judges but for Judges, by Lawyers
but for Lawyers.

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Mutual compliments
of Judge & Co law makers

As reason grows in the mind of the people subject may
As the people grow in intelligencediscernment there are among them
those who stand uprise up and pray that whether by the people or 13
Effect of unmerited
eulogy the making it
needless to them to be better than
they are
no, tearslaw may at length be made more or less of it for the people.

Beyond measure whenever not opposed, with measures even
when opposed to one another, indefatigableincessant in their compliments the "I am not as
"other men are
"you are not as
"other men are
"ye are not as
"other men are
"say eachin soloindividually
"we are not at other
"men are, say all
in chorus. Let
this be granted what
is it that follows?
is the consequence
No reaso Reason why
they are likely to be
better than other men
none: reason why they
are likely to be worse
conclusive The less more
or more a means dependent
man proposals
a man is
depends upon having
the kindness others for
what be made, the better
is will be his behaviour to them
the less, the worse
The greater the power
take but the most absolute
of rulers have been the worst?
one another more especially in public speaking are the possessors
of power and influence: always at the expence of good
government, and the interest of the subject many are these compliments paid
No where so more profuse no where so ill deserved have been these
compliments, as when bestowed on English Judges Every Judge, by the
testimony not only of professed supporters but of confessed compliments opponents
is Justice personifiedmade flesh and. Only in some part of the countinance
is some minute speck, such as a word or two will suffice to
heal discble on the particular occasion in question discernible dis
The most severe and uninterrupted experience of the groundlessness of these
pangyrics suffices not to stop for an hour the account of them.

As who would make them better must deal with them and
paint them as they are: Painting them better then they are making it
needless to them to be better than they are, and grow by the promise
it holds out, invites encourages them to grow worse to make themselves worse
Unmerited reproach is injury to the party reproached. Unmerited
eulogy is of the party eulogized is a public man of power orand influence
an injury to all who are exposed to suffer from that influence.

Eulogy of worthless mischievousness ancestors preached unelation to there successors

Identifier: | JB/061/004/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 61.
Date_1	1827-11-01	Marginal Summary Numbering	10-13
Box	061	Main Headings	Law Amendment; Penal Code
Folio number	004	Info in main headings field	Law Amendment
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	E3
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals	George Bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	19693
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