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1819 Aug. 24
Fallacies
Preface
§ Offer to disapprovers
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If during in this part of the field there be any men
whose wish it is not to be deceived on any part of that all
-comprehensive field, in the eyes of every such man the tendency if any which the work has to prevent
him from preserve him from being deceived by such deceptive arguments as have
for their object the prejudicing him against causing him to entertain an unfavourable opinion of parliamentary
reform, will not afford a reason for regarding it
with disapprobation — much less for shutting their eyes and
ears against it.—
If on the other hand there be any men whose by whom a an original determination
has having been formed to pursue, without any the smallest regard
to the interest of the whole community or of any individual
not comprized within his own private circle, each
man his own private interest, and in pursuance of
that original and primary determination, to embrace
and adhere to every error by which that object appears
to him to be promoted, and for that purpose throughout the whole
of the field in question to be or to appear to be deceived
in the eyes of in the instance of every such man every thing that could be
urged with a view of engaging him to promote the discovery
of useful truths wherever it in whatever part of the field it is to be
found, and to put asi detect and put aside error,
will must of course must of course will of necessity be unavailing, and the labour
bestowed thus employed on the endeavour be expended in waste
To no such Among the persons to whom
the following invitation is given, to no such person accordingly
can it be understood to be addressed
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jeremy bentham |
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arthur wellesley, duke of wellington |
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