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C 29
Miscell:

State Libels

I never pity a minister [I never pity a
great man] who complains of unpopularity.
It is always his own fault. The people entertain a
bad opinion of him why? because he does not
think it worth while to court their good opinion
The tribunal of the world public condemns him — why?
because when he is indicted Palls are filed against him before the tribunal
of the world he will puts in t no answer:
While that is the case if he is condemned justly for nothing else, he
is condemned justly for the contempt.

The eye of the sovereign can not extend
to every thing: He is but one person: if his
faculties were unlimited: his time at least would
be limited. But the eye of the world public is every
where. By subjecting therefore the conduct of
his ministers to the inspection of the public he
puts applies a check to them which the utmost extent
exertion of his own individual facilities never could supply apply.
If he thinks by his own vigilance only to guard
against abuses, corruption/the avenues to abuse corruption he aims at what is impossible: the
public people if he will but give them liberty will
form a circle round his throne and guard him
against it without expence. In such a capacity at
least, there are always volunteers enough that are ready enough to
serve

Identifier: | JB/063/008/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 63.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	063	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	008	Info in main headings field	miscell.
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f29 / f30 / f31 / f32
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	20197
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