JB/087/135/002

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[Those who undertake positively He who undertakes to answer for pronounce with take upon them
to pronounce predict with confidence with any degree of assurance what will be the
sentiments of the people] on a new point on which
those sentiments have never yet [been tried] had
an opportunity of displaying may well be said to
reckon without his host.
his prediction can not be
said to be well-grounded,
even though the event
should prove it true.
predict pronounce what may
eventually be true, but [what in the mean
time is advanced] without sufficient ground.
The event In predictions of this nature where there
is but one alternative, the event may give to
rashness the appearance of reason. But be this
as it may if the if a measure be eligible
in other respects
a mere presumption of the its unpopularity
however well grounded in appearance can never
be a sufficient ground for its rejection. Where
experiment can be made, neither in this case
nor in any other is there any prudence in
trusting to vague conjecture. Are you apprehensive
the people will be averse to your measure?
propose it to them and see. If they
should not the objection is at an end. If they
should, you are but where you were.

Identifier: | JB/087/135/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	135	Info in main headings field	indirect
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	27660
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