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Infamy.

Not that the Legislator in our modern days an in those
countries which on he subject of government one
has principally in view ought to to profess altogether expect the
same influence over the moral sanction especially in this inquisition, as was
exercised by the Legislators of small states on
the first dawnings of society. In monarchical
governments it is birth and not any personal
qualifications that a fix a man in the this office.
I mean the office his office born by him by whom if he
pleases the Laws may be composed, and in whose
name and by whose authority at any rate
they issue.
To p.32 at top.

From p.32 at top x x x x x
The Catherine's and the Gustavus's govern and
are seen to do so. Other Kings Princes are either openly
governed, or hiding locking up their bosoms from the people,
reign as it were by stealth.

In a mixed Government like our's, where
the sovereign is a body, he has no personal
character. He shews himself to the people only in
his writings compositions, which are all that is known of
him. By those writings he may doubtless give
some idea of his character. But as his person is in a manner
is fictitious & invisible it is not to be expected that the
idea of his character should make so strong
an impression upon the imagination of the people
as

Identifier: | JB/141/117/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	117	Info in main headings field	infamy
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f19 / f20
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	l v g
Marginals		Paper Producer	caroline vernon
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	48334
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