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1831 Feb. 24 28
Prospectus of the Universalist.Inserenda

☞ To J.BO. The contents of this
page are not fit to stand
but they man furnish limits

(2)
On every occasion, for every purpose, do the eyes of the Universalist
he confesses it to cheat reserve or disguise to the many in preference
to both few and one: to this he looks for the end in view the maximum not only for the end
in view – the maximum
of happiness, but for
the means of
compassing it.

2. Property the Second: it is by the example of the French
To the many every value ere to desirable eyes
Daily paper stiled the Constitutional and that this property has
of the Universalist turned in preference: to those in to their he looks for
been suggestion the end in view: to this he looks for Instructionthe means of
it

(1)
No: let not information from this source be despised.
Conceive the following dialogue.

The few. Be the subject what it On this subject as on

The few. On this, as on every subject, the more information
you have the better: ours are the heads on which
there is the most of it.

The many. No such thing. Not upon Chance, not
you determining what you shall have of it. Information is
of no use but in proportion as wisdom is the fruit of it. Wisdom
is the product of information and attention combined. Attention
is necessary – to look out for information, to lay hold
of it when as it comes in, and to keep hold of it. On every
occasion The strength of attention is in proportion to the force of the
motives that call it forth: the Your class is the class of the
rich: and the richer each of you is, the less strong is the
force of the motives by which your attention to any subject
is called forth: in one word, the richer you are the idler you
are.

Besides there are more of us than there are of you: the
more of us to receive the appropriate information, to collect it
to lay hold of it and keep hold of it.

But even if you had more wisdom than we have
which would be the better for it? You or we or you? You, not
we. To your account would it – all of it – be pursued and
employed: to ours no part of it, except in so far as it
so given when employed by you in producing benefit
to you it happened to produce benefit the like to us.

So much as between the many and the few: and
with still stronger force what is here said to the few, may be
seen applying to the one.

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Date_1	1831-02-28	Marginal Summary Numbering	17 or 18*
Box	149	Main Headings
Folio number	303	Info in main headings field	prospectus of the universalist
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
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Notes public	[[notes_public::"to j. bo the contents of this page are not fit to show but they may furnish hints" [note to bowring in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	50157
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