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24 June 1811 4
Fallacies

V. ad superstitionem
Ch. 2. Posterity Chainers
§.1. Exposure
1. Politician at large

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After shewing how the doctrine is suited to the defender of abuse, and
matter Put the Not the lawyer or the time serving politician are bound
even to cl

This device is suited — most admirably suited — to the
purpose of the time-serving or the dishonest politician, nothing
can be better more admirably suited than this device on which ever side of the
argument his interest has happened to place him.

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Facility afforded
by this notion to deceivers
of all classes
to take either side
at the call of interest,
when the measure,
prohibited by the self-
perpetuating law is
a good one, mi
sure of praise in
case: viz. to the whole
extent of the aggregate
mass of self-perpetuating
laws.

Throughout the whole field of government — legislation included
his object is to interest — thence
his wish and his upon every favourable endeavour is that the conduct
to be pursued shall be remain in a state of uncertainty
as compleat as possible, that the on each question in the highest
possible degree he may feel himself at liberty to take
any given line of conduct or its opposite, by which
soever of the law, it may happen to the interest of the moment to be best served.
Not only to this in that particular branch or article of law, but
the whole compasses if the law he would be glad to find standing
upon the same footing The sort of engagement in question
is of that stamp that if spread over any considerable extent
in the field of law the not only the well-being but the very
existence of the community, whatsoever be that community
would be incompatible with its observance.

This being not only strictly true but manifestly true, to state
it and f extort for it in its behalf the assent of every reasonable
being rests with him at any time.

Here then, no sooner does any mischief present
itself which calls for the breach of this mischievous pernicious untenable engagement
present shew itself than he finds himself at liberty
not only to take which side best suits him he pleases, but in doing
so to be not only exempt from blame blame-proof censure-proof but secure
of praise.

Identifier: | JB/104/233/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 104.
Date_1	1811-06-24	Marginal Summary Numbering	4
Box	104	Main Headings	fallacies
Folio number	233	Info in main headings field	fallacies
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c3 / c1 / d4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	34204
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