JB/137/237/001

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1820 April 19

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Radicalism V Dangers real source
(1) 3 § Not lower, but higher dangerous
§.2 Position 1 proved

1. In no country &c

The general predominance P Proof of self-regarding over-all
social affections is a matter of fact which will scarcely be
desired by any person, who, without observation of every application
that may be capable of being made of it to political discussion,
will allow himself seriously and steadily to consider examine
it.

If it be true, it is on several and principal accounts of the highest
importance that it should t as extensively as possible
be understood to be so.

1. Beneficial effect the first. — excluding misplaced confidence The proposition as this is understood
it will have the effect of preventing the subject
many from entertaining as towards the ruling few any such the expectation
is that of th a general disposition to make sacrifice
2to in any degree his own personal interest to the universal
or any other more extensive interest

2. Principal effect the second — excluding those disappointments
and regrets which in proportion to the extent
of the confidence reposed and violated are among the
sure consequences of the violation of it.

Note (a)
(a)

In the notion persecution/contemplation of this predominance here held up to view there is nothing
that can afford any just cause for regret: affliction or at any rate
if affliction be the result, for brooding on it for fixing
his attention on it and it continuing to extract affliction from it
any more than to f keep the attention fixt on death, in sickness
& uncountable evil in any other shape. To grieve that a
more self-regarding affection is generally prevalent over social
is to grieve that such an animal as now is in existence.

Identifier: | JB/137/237/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1820-04-19	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	237	Info in main headings field	radicalism
Image	001	Titles	note (a)
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1 / e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	46954
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