JB/091/061/001

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1 Jan. 1807

As to the benefit force and virtue of competition, once more, I am no
more disposed to undervalue than to deny it. Yet, in the
case in question, what there is of good benefit in it, it is in
individual responsibility that, if I do not mistake misconceive the matter it will
be found to depend. What is it that is to be the subject of the
competition? Is it Honour? Is it who shall get most honour? Honour
hangs in the air, till it find some single head to pitch upon.
Reproach? Punishment? who shall nest stand clearest of
it? No need of competition on that ground. Reproach?
Evil repute? Nor these neither. By The probity or improbity
of A. Court A. the members of Court B. will neither be made the more punishable nor the more unpunishable,
the more nor the less respected.+ ☞ It depends on notor publicity which Session avoids

If these neither praise nor blame can be the subject of competition
at all, nor praise, but without with the help of individual responsibility,
what is it that can? – One thing, my Lord,
and one thing only, viz. money. Though good and evil
repute is almost a matter of monopoly in the hands of the
Chief, yet money it is true may, in each of the two competing Courts be divisible in any proportions,
among any number of Judges that can be desired.

Identifier: | JB/091/061/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 91.
Date_1	1807-01-01	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 1 - or 2
Box	091	Main Headings	scotch reform
Folio number	061	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	"omitt or postpone?"	ID Number	29057
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