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Rationale of Reward 1 Scale of Ranks

So much for instruments of factitious dignity considered in the most genuine
point of view. Nor yet were the eloquence bestowed upon the supporting
of instrument of factitious dignity here are greater altogether misapplied. By the On
respecting them Brought to view Repeated as they will be in the next three paragraphs it will be seen that it is not

without its uses. But
these uses, what are
they? With an exception No other than
those which belong to many but
to many that instrument
which indeed is capable
of being applied to the
best purposes, but is
not less so to the worst.|
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It was in the light of a species of money
[+] was added to the catalogue of useful effects, a third assumption
capable of b without any apparent expence that the
made was - that all governments were good ones: government in some
that saying to were bestowed in it in Tax seems
shape or other being unquestionably necessary, and the distinction between
perceptible by the pages: in the sum of human ingenuity increased
what is good and what is bad in government not being taken into
by it stock of hopes would by it. This
the account. But a bad government is already too stoney, without
exemplification and is instead the two preceding hands
addition in this or any shape.
All this in some good ill. and a good government
. It produces by all means other This
not only has in mind of it, but for the reason above mentioned
also true but which the effect be good or bad depends upon
can not admitt of it. Accordingly by the only species of form of
the detion given to the and
to bad government that can, on any ground of reason, be called a good
be much esteem bad then good 5. It makes addition to the
one, namely a representative democracy as exemplified in the
force of the government. Their will be good or bad according or
Anglo-American United Statesit is not only rejected but abhorred
the government the in quality the other. It does so
By those same States the law proposed embellishment of natural
by and not be painful means. Whether
dignity may more or less be adopted or rejected. But whatsoever
In government be good or bad th at be acknowledge will
rejected it assuredly will not be abhorred ground
to a good property in so far as by the use of those pleasurable
means the application of the painful means is superseded
But that it does so, no sufficient cases for
found: and of so, the still the good effect it would be
fered at a the evil back are the properties
by which elegance is undetected on the following whereas

The grance above alluded to the following
most beneficial note below page.2.
politi comparable to most ingenious that have
been made in the any age I was then my
lyr with the fire of youth youthful bearing a very
3. The most bountiful institution adding is my editral friend for my what ever may be said of it
by the exaggerating ponderance of equality. To give the giving its
demonstration of these properties nothing less would be necessary
than the composition of structure a Constitution that is
to say in the distribution of political say Constitutional
powers OfTo that part of benefit of legislation any
had not their extended th . They have since: and
the result is - that the in the one hand institution that in respect of one particular not useless but
effect put that of a worse than useless compleation it utility is readily Thus

Advantages of
factitious dignity in the
shapes here in question
1. Of the payments made
in compliance with
this sort of draught the
burthen is less fill th
in the case of many.
2. A fund of hope is
created by it. N.
B. This it has in
common with a betting?-
-with any lottery.
3.- The sum of human
enjoyments isincreased
by it Yes: were it
not for the abuses thatand
consequent sufferings which
as above are inseparable
from the use of it.
I have not what are
does it matt
4.It makes so much Addition made
to the form of government.
N.B. When this effect
[+]
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—
It was This effect is the within undermining
the benefical power
of an hereditary aristocracy
or the other that
considered as an instrument
for the creation of
useful services it if
not merits useless but worse than useless

Identifier: | JB/143/118/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 143.
Date_1	1825-06-23	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	143	Main Headings	rationale of reward
Folio number	118	Info in main headings field	rationale of reward
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d7 / e7
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1824
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public		ID Number	48751
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