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Indirect Legislation

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In Parliamentary language it is common
to speak of the principle of a bill: the principle
of all such bills, [if it] is [not] the principle of
asceticism: a principle which arrays exalts the devil
in the robes of God. into the throne of the most high. see Princ. of Legisl.
Ch. Introd. Ch
[Principles adverse] and
Ch. [Motives]
To promote the happiness of
the people is on most occasions acknowledged to be
the duty of the rulers: under this head, the least
one should think that can be done one should
think is, not to snatch it out of their hands. But if happiness is not made of amusement,
of what bitter or other stuff is it can it be made ? or
[what can we have to] by what argument logic can we justify ourselves to the people,
if even without the clearest necessity t we extract
out take any thing out of the little stock of amusements
enjoyments which help to sweeten the cup of life,
and help enable them to endure the fatigue of being?

There are two ways of doing mischief in
a state: whether by the hands of subjects or by the
hands of government makes little difference. The
one is to bring let in pain, the other is to shut out
pleasure. There are no other ways, and the mischief
may be equally great in both according
to the value of the pain or pleasure. See Princ. of legisl.
Introd. Ch [Value]
If the one
be censurable, how the other should be commendable,
seems difficult to conceive. To do either is
tyranny

Identifier: | JB/087/057/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	057	Info in main headings field	indirect legislation
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	2
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif]]]
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