JB/100/006/003

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Are the wisest institutions and the most
capricious to be upon the same footing in
respect of permanency? or + +what is more is the very abused
absurdity obstinacy of these capricious institutions to be
an argument for their continuance? duration?

Considered in the light of as serving for information, the best The following rules of given for the purpose by way of information, would be idle: but by way of memento, they may have their use. They are no more than the least results recapitulation of the presiding degeneratives.
answer that could be given to them would be
but nugatory: the only purpose they could seve
is that of admonition. In this light, even
maxims of no greater precision than the following
may have their use.

1

The law should be changed, no usage at present established legal
observed in the exercise of authority prevailing should be abolished; without some
specific special reason: without some specific benefit beneficence
to be got by it point to be compassed by it

2

The changing of a custom repugnant to our
manners to one which is companiable to them
for us other reason than such conformity, should
not be reputed as a benefit.

3

In all matters of indifference should be
abandoned to the authority of custom. let the force of
the political sanction remain neuter: and let the
authority of the moral sanction take its course.

4

The easiest innovation to introduce is that
which is effected merely by refusing to renew a compulsory
custom the sanction of the law: by refusing
to adopt customs which touch narrow upon the
liberty of the subject: especially where no individual
reaps the profit of the coercion imposed upon another.

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Box	100	Main Headings	influence of time and place
Folio number	006	Info in main headings field	place and time
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
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