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Indirect Legislation § 9 Power § 4

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The power here
meant is power
ab intra

We come now to the consideration of those expedients
of the nature of indirect legislation if any
such there are which combat the obnoxious act them may
be levelled against the [whole of] power of which the agent
may have to perform the act: meaning so much of his power of the power individual apprehended
from
as
depends upon the state and condition of his own person
the last & only remaining one of the courses which legislation can take to
prevent mischief by combating seeking to prevent the act which is apt to
be the cause of it.

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Little to be done
in this way
except in case
of punishment
power of doing
ill being inseparable
from that
of doing good

Neither in this head will there be much to
be observed done/ We In this question [With regard to the article of power
considered in this point of view,] there is very little
or nothing to be done with any tolerable prospect of advantage. The Angel Gabriel, in
order to prepare the prophet Mahomet
for his apostolic mission,
cut out of his heart the
black spot which was the
seed of evil. But in hearts
of ordinary mould [the seeds
of good and the seeds of evil
the good grain and the bad
are scattered promiscuously inextricably intermingled
together ] good
grow out of the same
Would
you [in this way] take the from a man the power
of doing mischief? so you may then [ so that you] so
certainly] you may then; if you will be content to but on do condition of your
depriving him of all power to do good. Tie his
hands behind him and he won't strike: cut them
off and he won't steal; shut him up in a dungeon
and he won't go upon the highway: Deal with him as Origen dealt with himself & if the business be done thoroughly maids &
matrons may go at in peace for him.
cut his tongue out, & he will speak no treasons keep him
from pen and ink and he will write no heresies nothing that is heretical:
stop his ears up against every religious tale but one [let him never hear but one religious tale story,all his life long and perhaps he may
believe it.] In this way then with regard to those
who
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Identifier: | JB/087/090/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	1-4
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	090	Info in main headings field	indirect legislation
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::r williams [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	c. hamilton
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	27615
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