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3 Feb. 1810
Sinecures

Relaxation of discipline

§. 14. – 10. Sinecures relax official discipline.

Another mischief is the relaxation – the universal
relaxation of discipline – of official discipline – produced
which on the part of subordinates in general
this notorious compleat and notorious dereliction of all
duty on the part of superiors in office has so
natural a tendency to produce.

Sir you now bestow too little attention.
Sir the business in your business is done in a slovenly carelessly.
My Lord, your Lordships is not done at all.
Sir you are remiss in your attendance – My
Lord your Lordship's or never attends at all.

A dec Was ever any such dialogue held? – No
nor ever can be: the one idea of the the

"What a multitude of offices would the a dialogue
to this effect suit be suitable: commencing beginning at the Audit of the
Exchequer,⊞ continuing through what offices departments does it not continue? ending nobody can say where where the list of departments ends.

But was such any such dialogue ever held?
No, nor ever can it be: the very idea of the retort –
the consciousness how compleatly merited it would be
effectually prevents the .

But would any subordinate dare to utter any
such words? – No: nor need he: a bow, a look, a
smile would be sufficient to say every thing that can could be said by words.
No: nor ever are is the bow, the look, or the smile necessary:
the monster within says an every thing that need be said.

Identifier: | JB/147/248/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 147.
Date_1	1810-02-03	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-3
Box	147	Main Headings	Sinecures
Folio number	248	Info in main headings field	Sine Cures
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	D21 / E1
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	49473
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