JB/117/380/001

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8 Apr. 1811

The principle on which the supposed security is grounds
itself is thus of the division of power.

But in according to my view of the matter the division
of power, in some instances though in in a certain practice be very salutary efficient and useful principle
is so no otherwise than in so far as it tends to is promotion of publicity,
to the subjecting the business in question, be it what
it may to the immediately or eventually to the scrunity
of the public eye. Publicity of the acts done in the exercise of power
of the public eye with liberty to contest canvas the propriety of them this
then is the only immediate and intrinsically operating efficient "remedy" of.

Suppose this scrutiny more only intrinsically efficient security out of the question, the effect
of the other is will be found rather mischievous than salutary: mischievous,
to wit either a shewing disagreement by stopping
the business altogether, or in case of argument, by effecting it
at the public expence: the more greater the number of the parties to the disagreement
the greater the number of parties the persons to be satisfied
and if satisfied, satisfied of course at the public expence.

As it is in the great world world at large so in my view of the
matter it naturally will be in this microcosm epitome of it.

In the present case in my view of the matter, of
the division of power thus established a probable effect, and
probable and the more probable that a more probable one than any diminution of the abuse
is the adding to it: viz. by substituting at the expence of
the former meant to be protected, two profits instead of one.

Identifier: | JB/117/380/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 117.
Date_1	1811-04-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	17-20
Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	380	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f8 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	38997
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