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1819 Dec.17 Radicalism not dangerous

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II: Nature of the
Species
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4. By no reformist would
wound any gain be
made by the abolition
Suppose the annuities divided
amongst them, this
would not be inhibition
but continuance.

5, It is not all radicalists nor by more than a very
small part of the whole number of radicalists that so much
as a wish to see this state of things take effect has been expressed in to
take effect in any character: either as a fruit and consequence,
consequence or as a cause, has been afford

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5. Not by more than a
few radicalists has this
desire been expressed.

56 Supposing it to have been expressed by the whole
number, the measure of pulling to pieces all who should
in a peaceable and measured state call for radical reform
and thereupon subverting what remains unsubverted of the
constitution would at least have been premature. Antecedently
to form in thosethese or any other shapes, argument
might have been employed: and never, b in any such
occasion, to any such purpose, has argument been employed.
Instead of speakers, for the avowed purpose
of stating to the people the objections to the proposed popular occasions
the sort of persons employed have been armed military men
to put and kill unarmed men, women and children men, men in authority to provokecoerce the and
than into such that might afford a pretence for cutting
and killing them, pretended partisans to endeavour to
in seduce them into the commission of such acts, and
informers to furnish evidence of the officers of which
they had been the instigators.

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6. Supposing it expressed
by all cutting them
to pieces was not thea premature
best way of removing it
Argument preferable
yet never employed
there instigators producing
delinquency
and then informing
of it.

7. Thus much as intelligible reform in that particular shape.
But 76 Amongst But, amongst the plans of reform, of expected fruits of reform the pleasure of or for reform proposed held up to view, |
supposed, in any number, in any d plansschemes ever so extravagant.
By any such extravagant such names of could any just cause of that would objection would be formed against any
that were free from the extravagance? that ations. If it were yes nothing
could be more cases to than for men in power than to so "senseless" plan of reform
(to use Earl Greys phrase
or a "wild and visionary
'plan' (to use Lord John
Russels phrase) would
be quite as easy as, and
somewhat less odious and
nefarious than, to any instigators or instances for the purpose or heir becoming reformers.
give to crimes by employing instigators for the purpose of their becoming reformers. |
manufacture in this way a bar to all reform in any shape
and that an insuperable one. To employ men "a number
of men to propose and advocate, each of them in "absurd, visionary and senseless

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By ineligible plans plans
in that or any other
shape no objection
is found against
reform in any eligible
shape. If it were
b to reform might
there be set up with
little trouble or expence
in wickedness. Setting
ignite to set up
"aboard the plans of reform
less wicked than setting
into instigation to delinquency.

Identifier: | JB/137/134/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-12-17	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 5 - or 8
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	134	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
Image	001	Titles	spunge
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c2 / d2 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] i&m 1818]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	arthur wellesley, duke of wellington
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1818
Notes public		ID Number	46851
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