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Indirect Legislation

§ 4 Diverting

In Parliamentary language we often hear speak about
of what is called the principle of the bill: the principle of this
bill was the in fact this principle of asceticism. Yet On most accounts
to To to promote the happiness of the people is acknowledged
to be the duty of the rulers: under this head, the least
that can be done one shoud
think is, the not to snatch it
out of their hands.
This duty one should think
must would at least include the
negative duty of not disturbing
that happiness, of
not snatching it out of their
hands
[this includes at least the not disturbing
it: the not snatching wresting it out of their hands:]
and but if happiness is not made of amusement, of what
else other stuff is it made? That amusement which is innocent
every six days in the week m should change its nature
every seventh and become mischievous every seventh,
is a fact that proposition somewhat singular: yet but which must have been taken for granted
as it could not have been proved.

There are two ways of doing mischief in a state
whether by the hands of subjects, or by the hands of government: The one is to inflict bring in
pain, the other is to [take away prevent or short out pleasure: There are no
other ways, and the mischief may be equally great in
both cases according to the value of the pain or pleasure
If the one be censurable, why how the other should be commendable,
seems difficult to say imagine .

is tyranny, in the effects
how opposite soever be the
disposition
But it is easier to suffer
from idle build on hollow notions , than to
search them to the bottom;
to follow the bent of prejudice
than to correct it.

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