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1819 Dec. 9
Radicalism not dangerous

☞ After the passage in which encrease is recounted for by
its currency in that section of the tribunal of public opinion in
which a man finds his comforts, proceed as below

The course of a mans conduct having been determined
by his private interest, or at least by his opinion
of it his private interest, the language he employs is that
which presents itself to him as best suited to the support
of that private interest. If he can find nothing more
promising in speaking of any measure by which
he regards his interest as being opposed, he deals with
it like Earl Grey, and says it is absurd, visionary, and
senseless or like Lord John, and says it is wild and
visionary. This done, other men on the same side,
thinking that a man who speaks as so well as Earl Grey
dry would not, on a matter of such vital importance
speak with so decidedly without due consideration, join
with him, and cry "absurd, visionary, and senseless",
likewise: whereas all the consideration ones bestowed
upon the matter by the Noble Leader, was how to excuse
himself from adopting a measure, which while
it agree so well with the public interest, agreed so
ill with his private interest, and what form of words
afforded the fairest promise of answering that purpose:
and these were the words that happened to several
of these actions. present themselves

Identifier: | JB/137/089/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-12-09	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	089	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
Image	001	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1 / d12 / e4
Penner	jeremy bentham; john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] i&m 1816]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur wellesley, duke of wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1816
Notes public		ID Number	46806
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