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1819 Aug. 25
Fallacies Ch. Cause & Obstacle Confounding

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[Considered in respect of their conduciveness to an end
objects of any kind may be termed good or bad either with reference
solely to the end, or with ref with reference to and in comparison
with one another, but still with reference to the end.]

The English Constitution, in the opinion of Englishmen,
with few if any exceptions, has been regarded as better with
reference to the end in question than that of any other Government
ever known, laying out of the question the recently established
governments of the several American United States: in particular
better than any one other of the Contin European Monarchies. Upon
examination, upon the distinction made between causes on the
one hand, and uninfluencing circumstances and obstacles
on the other, this persuasion will would it is believed be fully confirmed,
receive full confirmation. But what no sooner in proportion
as these circumstances are distinguished by which it is rendered
better superior and more conducive to the end than are the constitutions of
those several Monarchies in that same proportion will it be
seen to be inferior as compared with that of any one of the
United American States.

Ask the cause or reason why the Constitution
of the English Government is better than that of any one of those
Monarchies, the answer can be no other than this to this question there can be but can not be more than one answer — namely
that in under the English Constitution the great body of the people the people
have some share, while whereas in those other Governments, the people
either have no share at all or have not so great a share.

Identifier: | JB/104/169/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 104.
Date_1	1819-08-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	104	Main Headings	fallacies
Folio number	169	Info in main headings field	fallacies
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	34140
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