JB/067/064/001

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1818 June 27
Penal Code

By the very nature of man, of two interests both
of them present at the same time present to the mind
in their line amount and value the strongest is that which on every occasion constantly predominates
– that by which on every occasion conduct
is determined. Thus both being equally certain
a gain of four pound from the same source will be sure to be preferred
to a gain of two pound: a loss of two pound to a
loss of four pound.

For the same reason, a gain of two pound
the whole of which comes into his own pocket will
be preferred to a gain of two pound in which all the
which members of the community to which he
belongs will have shares equal to his own: so as
also will a gain of two pound in which a smaller
part of of the whole number of the members of the
community will have to share with him.

A perpetual tendency and endeavour to advance
these two narrow interests at the expence of the
universal interest is a disposition the existence
of which on the part of every member of the government
in question as also on the part of every
other person connected with those members by any
special tie of self-regard personal interest or sympathy
ought should on every occasion be assumed: assumed in
the character of a principle by which on the on the occasion
setting of the business of government business of legislation however conduct ought
to be governed to direct itself.

Identifier: | JB/067/064/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 67.
Date_1	1818-06-27	Marginal Summary Numbering	14-16
Box	067	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	064	Info in main headings field	penal code
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman 1816
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer	john flowerdew colls
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1816
Notes public		ID Number	21897
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