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<head>Radicalism not dangerous</head> | <head>Radicalism not dangerous</head> | ||
<note>1. | <note>1. Accusation &c<lb/> | ||
2 §.3 Plan of this degree </note><lb/> | 2 §.3 Plan of this degree </note><lb/> | ||
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<p>1: In the first place from the consideration of the general<lb/> | <p>1: In the first place from the consideration of the general<lb/> | ||
nature of the case, that neither the | nature of the case, that neither the accomplishment<lb/> | ||
of any subversive partition, use therefore the formation of<lb/> | |||
the <add>any such</add> correspondent design is or was <del><gap/> possible</del> as ever<lb/> | the <add>any such</add> correspondent design is or was <del><gap/> possible</del> as ever<lb/> | ||
will be possible. | will be possible. This will be the business of Part II<lb/> | ||
of this | of this short tract</p> | ||
<p>II. In the second place I shall <sic>shew</sic> that <add>in</add> <del>by</del> the<lb/> | <p>II. In the second place I shall <sic>shew</sic> that <add>in</add> <del>by</del> the<lb/> | ||
<del>particular experience which</del> | <del>particular experience which</del> information afforded<lb/> | ||
in relation to this subject may be seen a <del><gap/></del><lb/> | in relation to this subject may be seen a <del><gap/></del><lb/> | ||
sufficient | sufficient security against evil <add>preponderant</add> not only in this<lb/> | ||
shape put in every other shape,</p> | shape put in every other shape,</p> | ||
II. | <p>II. If from the power which radical reform would<lb/> | ||
place in the hands of | place in the hands of <add>men of the class of</add> universal-suffrage men, or<lb/> | ||
at any rate | at any rate in all householders preponderant evil<lb/> | ||
in any other shape were justly and reasonably<lb/> | in any other shape were justly and reasonably<lb/> | ||
to be apprehended, the impossibility of its taking<lb/> | to be apprehended, the impossibility of its taking<lb/> | ||
place would be no sufficient defence. | place would be no sufficient defence. But as a<lb/> | ||
ground for any such supposition, neither argument<lb/> | ground for any such supposition, neither argument<lb/> | ||
deduced from the general nature of the case, nor experience<lb/> | deduced from the general nature of the case, nor experience<lb/> | ||
in any particular instance has ever been adduced. <note>and that the class<lb/> | in any particular instance has ever been adduced. <lb/> | ||
In proof <add>support</add> of the opposite assurance I shall <lb/> | |||
adduce <add>bring to view</add> in the first place the case of the United States<lb/> | |||
<del>I</del> Under that head I shall <del>shew that</del> call to mind<lb/> | |||
that so far from anarchy, government better in<lb/> | |||
every respect whatever than in England as in that country<lb/> | |||
the result of <add>not merely</add> democratic ascendency in a Monarchy, but of actual democracy<lb/> <add>and</add></p> | |||
<note>and that the class<lb/> | |||
of persons under whose<lb/> | of persons under whose<lb/> | ||
influence in the | influence in the character<lb/> | ||
of | of Electors <add>the business of</add> that really<lb/> | ||
matchless government is<lb/> | |||
earned in are persons<lb/> | earned in are persons<lb/> | ||
whose condition | whose condition is not<lb/> | ||
substantially different<lb/> | substantially different<lb/> | ||
from that of universal suffrage mean here. | from that of universal suffrage mean here. This will from the business of <gap/></note> | ||
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1819 Dec. 20
Radicalism not dangerous
1. Accusation &c
2 §.3 Plan of this degree
Under the pressure of this untoward necessity, the course
I shall take that will be taken is this.
1: In the first place from the consideration of the general
nature of the case, that neither the accomplishment
of any subversive partition, use therefore the formation of
the any such correspondent design is or was possible as ever
will be possible. This will be the business of Part II
of this short tract
II. In the second place I shall shew that in by the
particular experience which information afforded
in relation to this subject may be seen a
sufficient security against evil preponderant not only in this
shape put in every other shape,
II. If from the power which radical reform would
place in the hands of men of the class of universal-suffrage men, or
at any rate in all householders preponderant evil
in any other shape were justly and reasonably
to be apprehended, the impossibility of its taking
place would be no sufficient defence. But as a
ground for any such supposition, neither argument
deduced from the general nature of the case, nor experience
in any particular instance has ever been adduced.
In proof support of the opposite assurance I shall
adduce bring to view in the first place the case of the United States
I Under that head I shall shew that call to mind
that so far from anarchy, government better in
every respect whatever than in England as in that country
the result of not merely democratic ascendency in a Monarchy, but of actual democracy
and
and that the class
of persons under whose
influence in the character
of Electors the business of that really
matchless government is
earned in are persons
whose condition is not
substantially different
from that of universal suffrage mean here. This will from the business of
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