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1820 Jan. 21
Radicalism not dangerous

XXXI §. 3
III. Experience
II. Ireland
(1) Corruption general
is corrupt

In the truth of their own acknowledged experience observation
in the truth of an uninterrupted course train of experience carried
on for above not less than five or six years the people are pronounced
incapable of m superintending to advantage the management
of their own affairs. Well then if the people are incapable
who are they that are capable? The answer is for there
remain no other set of men — the constituted authorities.
Monarch, Lord and Commons. Well and of their capacity
and disposition together to manage the common affairs both
when are the on what footing does it stand? On as bad a
footing as can be imagined: an according to Mr Hardy himself
according to so many Statemen as he quotes or refers to
on as bad a footing as can be imagined, a set of men more
completely destitute of all public probity in a word of all
disposition to sacrifice any interest of their own to the universal
interest can not be imagined

Such is the conception his given book presents to view from
beginning to end: it would be endless to quote passages
The people in their characters of volunteers out of the question.
maj majorities may be had at any time for or against any
thing, by any Minister: overwhelming majorities for opposing the known interest and wishes of the people exactly
at the time when through fear of the armed people they are
on the point of turning to the right about and lend their
hands to the work whatever works they have been railing against in
the char the character of evil ones.

Identifier: | JB/137/291/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1820-01-21	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	291	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
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