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Question 1. Why ought no man to be punishable for
imputing inaptitude to any public functionary?

Answer. 1. Because inaptitude in some degree or
other in some shape or other, is in relation to every
situation, but men particularly in relation to every
political situation the lot of every human being: - the
result of the radical and universal imperfection of human
nature: insomuch that to say of any man that
public functionary that in inaptitude in respect of such his
function inaptitude is not in any shape justly imputable
to him is as much as to say that he not a man,
but an individual belonging to some species of being
distinct from and superior to that of man.

The functionary A government therefore which be who seeks prohibits or seeks
to prohibit &c cause to be prohibited lest &c
declares himself thereby to be - not a man but a being of a nature in such sort and degree distinct from and superior
to the race of man as
not to be liable to fall
through ignorance or into error: or else that can capture
though be deemed full
error he is determined
to persevere in it

2. If inaptitu neither to the person or persons
byin whose hands the supreme powerpowers of government isare
lodged exercised inaptitude relative inaptitude may not in any shape be imputed,
the government so constituted is a perfect despotism
a government to such that to the under it the abuse of its power
howsoever mischievous there exists no check, and form
which the most extreme and mischievous abuses Should there be any
manso many men who supposes this
each of them of himself, not one
will suppose it if any
but himself
of that power in the word the most consummate and
destructive tyranny may at all times be well but too
reasonably expected.

A functionary therefore who prohibits or seeks a cause
to be prohibited &c

declares thereby his wish and if possible less intention to uph
establish or uphold in the hands of the Government of which he is a member -ber a consummate
and mad perpetual everlasting
tyrranny.

Identifier: | JB/106/238/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106.
Date_1	1817-12-07	Marginal Summary Numbering	3 or 1 - 4 or 2
Box	106	Main Headings	liberty of the press
Folio number	238	Info in main headings field	liberty of the press
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	"to jack begin a fresh column here"	ID Number	34826
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