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31 Jany 1809
Peines

"The King also can best collect the advice by which his
"resolution should be governed". Be it so: but the misfortune
is, that to the purpose in question, according to the
reverend Doctor's theory, let his Majesty collar: what the very best advice
he will possible, it is not in the nature of the case that
he should be much, if at all the better for it. According to the this Doctors
theory, as there has been such frequent occasion to statebring to mind
the having the circumstances in which the propriety of the
exercise of the power in question in each instance
depends, are an indefinite number of inexpressible indescribable
ones.— Are they or are they not capable of being
expressed? be the answer what it will, the reverend Doctor's
theory will not be served by it. If not capable, then
bad than to the present purpose because altogether insufficient
to it is the best advice which with all his power his Majesty can
collect: if capable, then come the question alreadyso often put [+] and by that part of advice, be it what it may, for which no expression can be found, how is it that his "resolutions" are to be governed?
what should hinder his Majesty from receivingthe benefit of it in his
legislators or experts as well as in his executive the
benefit of it?

"And is" (the King is) "removed at the greatest distance from
"the influence of his private motives". Be True it so:- the King himself
and were it possible for the King his Majesty to know by intention what
is requisite to be known, here there would we should have be a great advantage.
Unfortunately this is not the case in point of fact: and as little
is it recommended as proper to be, under by the dd Doctor's theory. This
conception in regard to the facts he is by this very elevation reduced
to take from others: and [+] the very rules or considerations "resolutions" by which [+] it is by advice so collected as above that according to the theory
the theory proposes power is exercised that that exercise of this power as grounded upon
those facts, should by "governed" "is exercised", should be governed."
Removal from theat the distance from the influence of private motives. Be it so: but
if so it be, then also is he at the same distance removed from the knowledge
of those matters of fact in which the are decision made as that in question the propriety of a man's conduct as necessarily proper

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Identifier: | JB/107/238/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.
Date_1	1809-01-31	Marginal Summary Numbering	6-7
Box	107	Main Headings	law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net)
Folio number	238	Info in main headings field	peines
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e37
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	pr1	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	35229
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