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1818 June 29
Penal Code

The evil at its maximum: the strongest and only
assured remedy inapplicable: Such in regard to misconduct is the state of the case
in the case of the ruling few, in the case of the ruling few
under every form of government without exception, that one alone
excepted under which the ruling few are liable to be displaced removed
by the subject many.

In these our days The power of the popular or moral sanction has
one great instrument – one instrument of comparatively
recent invention – an instrument in comparison of which
the power force of all other its instruments put together is inconsiderable
– the printing press.

But it is by defamation and vituperation – but
more especially by defamation that this sole instrument
of controul to misrule – to misconduct on the part of the
ruling few as such can ever operate. he In no shape
can the existence of misconduct be imputed alledged but⊞ in the eyes of every person by whom the accusation allegation is believed to be true, the person whose conduct
is in question is defamed. Of defamation the effect
in proportion as it has any effect the effect is that the reputation
of therefore every party to whom individual who has had or it is believed the conduct is imputed
is lowered, though the misconduct should have had moreover
irreproachable error for its cause – though it should
have been clear not only of criminal consciousness but
even of rudeness, still in so far as the conduct in question is
believed to have been less apt less proper less well adapted to
the nature of the case than it might have have been – even
in this case by the imputation of allegation in so far as credited, is the disapproving unfavourable judgment pronounced, in
so far as acceded to,
reputation is lowered.

Identifier: | JB/068/007/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 68.
Date_1	1818-06-29	Marginal Summary Numbering	25-27
Box	068	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	007	Info in main headings field	penal code
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c5
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	22202
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