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<note>Corpus delicti <lb/>Instruction <lb/>Publish accounts</note> | |||
<p>When I say that accounts should be public, I<lb/>mean as public as <del>[they can be made</del>] any<lb/>thing can be: as public as a large court-room<lb/>open doors and the operations of the press can<lb/>make them: that the <del>voucher</del> claims and vouchers<lb/>to be judged of, and <del>as well as</del> the minutes of what passed<lb/>while they were judging, should both be upon paper:<lb/>the claims and vouchers first; that the eye of the<lb/>world may be upon the judges at that state <add>of the business</add> at<lb/>which it will <add>may</add> be most useful: that they who<lb/>have not the "world's law" <del>to check fear <add>stand in awe of</add></del> may have the<lb/>world itself, to stand in awe of: and they who have<lb/>no other <add>political</add> check upon them may [have the sense of<lb/>honour.] be bound to their duty by the pride of integrity <lb/>and the fear of shame.<lb/></p><p>When I say that accounts should be public<lb/>I mean not in commonwealth only but under<lb/>the present monarchy. For [what <del>King</del> <add><del>master</del> man</add> is there who<lb/>can see every thing with his own eyes <add>or] what master <del>or</del> is there</add> whose <add>interest</add> it is<lb/>to have his own servants cheat him?</p><p>In looking out for exceptions, I can f<gap/> <lb/>to myself but two: the one respecting <add>turning upon</add> the expence<lb/>of <del>the</del> publication: the other upon the nature <add>secrecy</add> of the service<lb/>on whih the articles were expended. <del>You</del> It would be idle<lb/>to print the accounts of every little parish: because as many<lb/><add>people</add> might have access to the written account books as would care for<lb/> it: and because the expence of printing would exceed the difference<lb/> between the utmost possible <sic>oeconomy</sic> and the utmost possible <unclear>profusion</unclear>.<lb/>You must not think of printing the accounts of secret service-money: if you<lb/> <note>do</note></p> | |||
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52
Indirect
Corpus delicti
Instruction
Publish accounts
When I say that accounts should be public, I
mean as public as [they can be made] any
thing can be: as public as a large court-room
open doors and the operations of the press can
make them: that the voucher claims and vouchers
to be judged of, and as well as the minutes of what passed
while they were judging, should both be upon paper:
the claims and vouchers first; that the eye of the
world may be upon the judges at that state of the business at
which it will may be most useful: that they who
have not the "world's law" to check fear stand in awe of may have the
world itself, to stand in awe of: and they who have
no other political check upon them may [have the sense of
honour.] be bound to their duty by the pride of integrity
and the fear of shame.
When I say that accounts should be public
I mean not in commonwealth only but under
the present monarchy. For [what King master man is there who
can see every thing with his own eyes or] what master or is there whose interest it is
to have his own servants cheat him?
In looking out for exceptions, I can f
to myself but two: the one respecting turning upon the expence
of the publication: the other upon the nature secrecy of the service
on whih the articles were expended. You It would be idle
to print the accounts of every little parish: because as many
people might have access to the written account books as would care for
it: and because the expence of printing would exceed the difference
between the utmost possible oeconomy and the utmost possible profusion.
You must not think of printing the accounts of secret service-money: if you
do
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