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1820 Feb. 25
Radicalism not dangerous

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III Experience
II Ireland.
5 §.4. Golden age terminated

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Such the virtues then
perhaps for the first time
published, though for any
time they may have been
entertained, by the more
enlightened part of the
Irish democracy. Not
so of do Aristocracy,
under whose business
the democracy had so
long been contending against
the supposed interest
and indubitable
will of England — its
Monarchy and Aristocracy.
Judge with
what satisfaction the
aristocracy could surrender
any part of their
power towards the objects
of their hereditary contempt.

Such were the wishes which — for any length of time may
have been entertained, but as far as appears were on that
day for the first time publickly expressed, then only by the a most enlightened
part of the Irish democracy. Not so by those of the aristocracy,
that aristocracy under the banners of which the body of the people
had till then thus long been calling carrying on their operations in effect against [+] 1
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against the supposed self-assumed
interest and at any
rate against the indubitable
will, of
Great Britain and its Monarchy. Monarch, and its Aristocracy Amidst the triumph for
the conquest acquisition of the newly conquered power, it may may be imagined
with what sort eyes of temper would be endured regarded the idea of surrendering
almost the whole the most valuable part of the whole
of their power new and old together into the hands of the
people: of that people of whom who in the whole of whom
they beheld had been coining the objects of their inbred contempt, and at the same time in three
fourths of them of their abhorrence.

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Not only leaders but
active co operators the
aristocrats so long as
nothing but parliamentary
and commercial
emancipation were
in view, the aristocracy
were the most
determinate opponents
of the people.

So long as they had confined as far as appeared their
designs purposes to commercial emancipation and parliamentary emancipation,
the people had had the chief men among most influential members of the aristocracy
of the country not only for their leaders but for their
sincere and active friends and co operators: + no sooner did parliamentary
+ ☞ Bring to view the
pretences and language
under another head
reform come into view, [than they had an than these their
leaders, continuing still in the exercise of that function, became
in secret their most determined and irreclaimable
opponents. |

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Yet still the leaders;
viz. for the express
purpose of frustrating
all ulterior measures
for relief

Still however they were not the less, but rather
the more determinedly their leaders: for it was for the more
sure frustration of this the most important and salutary
of their designs and measures that their those original friends
now secretly became their adversaries, continued to be their
leaders, and to give direction act as directors employ all their energy art and
all their art energy in giving direction to these same measures.

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Date_1	1820-02-25	Marginal Summary Numbering	11-13
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	202	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
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Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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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	46919
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