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my life will be the first of my reign. In that I am well
inclined to agree, for without reference to your departure,
the approach of the practical recognition and adoption
of the greatest happiness principle is already perceptible.
I have seen myself and he stiled in
print the Lockes Bacons and the Locke of
Legislation. You said you knew of no man who
had done more for mankind? As far as I can now judge No one philosopher
that I can at this recollect has deserved done more of these than you have
Bacon was has been more praised than read or
understood and I think it would be difficult to
prove that the influence of his writings on
philosophy has been so great as is supposed.
I think we cannot ascribe much effect to it them when
we see that even in the present day how little
inductions and the portions of philosophy which he
established are seen in practice. The merits of Locke
were certainly of a very high order. I have always
thought that his great service has been in the
over throw of the doctrine of innate ideas; but his
contributions to the improvement of moans and legislation
I do not think of very considerable importance.
Bentham's Locke pulled down much and built a
little. 6. It is not any The service effect of that Newton
performed, will can could only perhaps be estimated in
considered in refference to the progress of the arts.
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