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Book 1. Chap. 15. Of Competion (pages 16).

When ought Competition
be allowed?

Popular opinion says
in all cases

Is popular opinion
right?

Were a crime likely
to be committed which
would be best? To forbid
one man to commit it
or to forbid all?

If Penal laws ought
to apply to all so
ought Remunatory

In detail
Competition is best
for those served and
for those serving

Qry
for those served will
receive a better service at
the least expense.

If the person served
should could choose the best
servant without competition
he will have the same one.
If not he will be better
off.

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As to the Competitors

All the members of
a State are entitled
to a share in the
benefits to be disposed
of by that State
to be debarred from
them is to be punished.
The number of Competitors
no objection.
The loss of their labour
but of little consequence.

Tho' they may have
the pain of disappointment
they have the
pleasure of hope.

The number is limited
by circumstances of
station and skill

The reward offered is
not the only benefit,
increase of skill
and notoriety is
obtained.

It was the case in
the Grecian Games

This increase of
general skill may
be the object of their
reward.

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There is a large reward
offered for the discovery of
the longitude.

It would not have
been proper to offer
a similar reward
for running, boxing &c.

But among the
Athenians such
rewards were offered
and were proper

The advantages of
Competition are.
1. Chance of success increased
2. Highest do. do.
3. Equality established
4. Number of works
increased
5. Latent talent
developed

This principle may be
easily applied

It is opposed to the
Hindoo legislation

It is opposed to
Ecclesiastical subscriptions
to articles &c.

It is opposed to all
exclusive privileges
respecting Trade and
Commerce

Prices are fixed byv the competition among
the buyers & sellers

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Competition secures
to the Public the lowest
price

Competition might be
employed in purchasing
public stores

but this would prevent
the serving of partizans

It may however
be necessary to depart
from this system
as in the disposal
of offices

As the Education
of a Prince &c.

but tho' one reward
may not be proper
another may

Thus a reward is
offered to Architects
for Plans and not
for Buildings (1)
(1) Respecting Journals
of the Ho. Com.

A Reward offered for
the Penitentiary house
and many plans obtained
a better plan however
since devised

The competition for
the reward for discovering
the Longitude unconfined.

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