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<head>1828 <sic>Nov.</sic> 18<lb/>Law & <del>Petition for</del> Blackstone explained</head> <p><unclear>M</unclear> 8<lb/>(3</p> <p>But in the meantime, I must inform you my<lb/>Felicia of one error you have fallen into. I do not mean<lb/>an error in <gap/>: (for <add>so far</add> there I see no reason to doubt<lb/>you being correct) but an error in expression</p> <p>Felicia. How so; Madam</p> <p><note>4<lb/>Greatest happiness<lb/>of the greatest number<lb/>an incorrect expression</note></p> <p>Astrea. I will inform you: and through you the<lb/>company. what you have said is — the greatest happiness of<lb/>the <del>whole community</del> <add>greatest number</add> what you should have said is —<lb/>the greatest happiness of the whole community.</p> <p><note>5<lb/>What it should be<lb/>is greatest happiness of the whole community</note></p> <p>Indeed Madam?<lb/>Astrea. Yes indeed. For so it is that by a<lb/>state of things by which the greatest happiness of the greatest<lb/>number is accomplished, the greatest happiness of the whole<lb/>number together may not be accomplished. For depose the <add>take any community</add><lb/>whole number <add>of the Number</add> to be <del>2000</del> 20001: deride it the evil he<lb/><del>puts</del> <add>pushes</add> as nearly equal as possible: then will the <gap/><lb/>be in one of the <gap/> 2001, or the other. Now then <add>this done,><add> <lb/>suppose the <add>mass of</add> happiness of the 1000 rendered as great as human<lb/>nature is susceptible, the <add>massive</add> unhappiness of the 1000 as<lb/><del><gap/></del> great as what is the same thing in other words the <add>mass</add> happiness<lb/>as small as human nature is susceptible of: it will be<lb/>evident that the sum of the happiness of both parties will not<lb/>be so great as if the aggregate mass had been <del>mo</del> equally<lb/>divided. To come to particulars. Suppose <gap/> throughout<lb/><gap/>: the 1001, many of them <gap/>, the 1000 all of them<lb/><gap/>: the <del>masters heads</del> <add>community of <gap/></add> the masters are numbers need<lb/>as <gap/> as it is in the <gap/> of the best <gap/> to mark them:<lb/>but the <gap/>as ill treated and therein as unhappy as it is<lb/>possible for them to be, <del>and</del> constantly will their <gap/> <gap/><lb/>It is credible that in this state of things, the quantity of happiness<lb/>in the 2001 taken together would be as great as if still under the <add>best</add><lb/>best system, of laws<lb/>possible all <gap/> free,<lb/>no <add><gap/></add> <gap/>< no <add>none</add> master<lb/>of <gap/>?</p> | |||
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1828 Nov. 18
Law & Petition for Blackstone explained
M 8
(3
But in the meantime, I must inform you my
Felicia of one error you have fallen into. I do not mean
an error in : (for so far there I see no reason to doubt
you being correct) but an error in expression
Felicia. How so; Madam
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Greatest happiness
of the greatest number
an incorrect expression
Astrea. I will inform you: and through you the
company. what you have said is — the greatest happiness of
the whole community greatest number what you should have said is —
the greatest happiness of the whole community.
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What it should be
is greatest happiness of the whole community
Indeed Madam?
Astrea. Yes indeed. For so it is that by a
state of things by which the greatest happiness of the greatest
number is accomplished, the greatest happiness of the whole
number together may not be accomplished. For depose the take any community
whole number of the Number to be 2000 20001: deride it the evil he
puts pushes as nearly equal as possible: then will the
be in one of the 2001, or the other. Now then this done,><add>
suppose the <add>mass of happiness of the 1000 rendered as great as human
nature is susceptible, the massive unhappiness of the 1000 as
great as what is the same thing in other words the mass happiness
as small as human nature is susceptible of: it will be
evident that the sum of the happiness of both parties will not
be so great as if the aggregate mass had been mo equally
divided. To come to particulars. Suppose throughout
: the 1001, many of them , the 1000 all of them
: the masters heads community of the masters are numbers need
as as it is in the of the best to mark them:
but the as ill treated and therein as unhappy as it is
possible for them to be, and constantly will their
It is credible that in this state of things, the quantity of happiness
in the 2001 taken together would be as great as if still under the best
best system, of laws
possible all free,
no < no none master
of ?
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