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1823 Feby 26
Greece. J.B.'s Observations on particular articles

The Spanish Constitution had its good points. The framing of
According to the projet in question the framer of the Grecian
Constitution have put already themselves in possession of all some of those good points
or and for aught appears, may do so without difficulty do so
in regard to all the others.
The Greek Constitution (so I will call it for shortness) has in it good points which the Spanish Constitution
perhaps could not have had, certainly leave out can not a present be seen to have.

The Spanish Constitution has several very bad
points, from which the Greek Constitution has the happiness
of being free.

Upon the whole reference had to the greatest happiness of the greatest number the Greek Constitution seems greatly preferable
to the Spanish. It is even greatly preferable to the Portuguese,
though by the Portugueze considerable improvements have been
made upon the Spanish.

It has at the same time on the other hand relation always had to the
abovementioned only exclusively and uncontrovertibly right and proper end of government, many
considerable defects. imperfections. Of some of the most important of these
of these in so far as time admitts for the pressure is extreme
imperfections indication will have on the present occasion be made. By some other
occasion the design may perhaps be compleated.⊞
⊞ To those by whom
alone any remedy
were amendment can
be applied to any sch
imperfection, the no indication
made of them
can in the nature of
the case, be other than
unpleasant: they can
no more escape being so
than better physics can
escape being so to a child.
But it is only on such
terms that any attempt
to afford relief to any
disorder of the body politic
can ever be made.

By aptitude and inaptitude, what is here, on each
occasion meant – is – aptitude or inaptitude with reference
to the purpose of producing such greatest happiness or
say maximum of felicity as above.

When inaptitude is thus charged the against this or that arrangement
a charge of inaptitude is made, the source of the proof
by which the charge is meant considered as supported is – referable to either the
head of general experience; or to that of particular experience: general experience
viz. of those points in human conduct and disposition which
have been perceptible in all places at all times: particular experience
namely, the experience afforded, either by well organized States
in which the Constitution is eminently conducive to the above
all comprehensive and exclusively justifiable end, and the people in
so far as depends on the state of the government, prosperous, happy, and
contented, and attached
in the most enthusiastic
degree attached to that
universally understood
source of all their
happiness; as the experience
afforded in this
or that ill organized State
of by the sufferings therein produced by this or that bad arrangement, by which a sacrifice has been made of the interest and happiness of the greatest number to the interest⊞1
real or supposed, and happiness
enjoyed or expected of the ruling⊞2
⊞2 and otherwise
influential few.⊞3
⊞3 If time permits, I may perhaps
suggest this or that additional article
having for its object the making addition
to the such feature of aptitude as
the body of law in question
appears to be already in possession of.

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Date_1	1823-02-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	328	Info in main headings field	greece jb's observations on particular articles
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman 1821
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1821
Notes public		ID Number	34916
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