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Feb. 1810
Sine Cures

For grasping at money there must always be a
being can be too shallow. Charity begins at home.
Take care of Don't forget number one: is my but is my
: – these notes of which with so much
assiduity, and so little need are so continually in so
many of our highest .

Last in the catalogue of mischiefs comes the
abjuration – the general abjuration – of all public principle. Between
right and wrong no other difference made, than where what is made that
the difference between power and difference impotence. The Sinecurist the actual sinecurist scruples
not to pocket their for nothing public money: why because he can not be it is not possible he should be punished
for it. The peculator – I mean the would-be peculator
fears – some at least might be found who fear – to pocket
the public money because it is possible just possible he would be
punished for it. The underling subordinate (Seeing the great many
above do like the Epicurean Gold do absolutely nothing, the underling beneath does next to nothing as little as
possible. Something he must do; for some appearances must be
kept saved up: but that something is as little as possible: for
to what purpose should he plague himself?⊞1 ⊞1 And whence come
this facility for doing
next to nothing? From
the principle he sees
acted upon by the
"great character" above. It is only by
relaxation or rather abjuration of all public principle, that devourer of money and the great doer of nothing
can hope to preserve himself from well-earned obloquy and odium or contempt:⊞2 ⊞2 to this purpose therefore must his language be accommodated.
In public indeed, strict principles, dished out in fine sentiments displayed to save appearances
but in private, the principle is – every man for himself and adage is – Charity begins at home or Take care
of number one God for us all – or some other of equal kindred like import anddignity.

Whatever a man does – whatever a man thinks – in
public he must talk of principle and purity, and
conscience and pure motives and profess to think no harm
in it: at table with while in the convivial circle, amidst colleagues and dependants, partakers
in this same principle and the same practice, he laughs at
the part he himself had been his was acting while the mask was on
his face.

Identifier: | JB/147/250/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 147.
Date_1	1810-02	Marginal Summary Numbering	1
Box	147	Main Headings	Sinecures
Folio number	250	Info in main headings field	Sine Cures
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	D23 / E1
Penner		Watermarks	TH 1806
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer	Andre Morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	49475
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