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1823. March 21
Constitut. Code

33. To the necessary instruments of government, adding addition made
others which are not only not necessary but purely mischievous.

33. Necessary instruments to every government are
physical force and intimidation: to a government which has for its
end the greatest felicity of the greatest number, as well as to
that which has for its end the greatest felicity of the one or
of the few: for without coercion there is no government:
no subjection of the interest and will of the lesser to that of the greater
and apply of number: and of coercion, without physical force and intimidation
are the two instruments.

Necessary to every government
that has for its end the greatest felicity of the one or of the few
at the expense of that of the greatest number, are corruption
and delusion: and of corruption for the purpose of
purchasing by a share in the profit, instruments of and accomplices to of the misrule,
delusion, for the purpose of producing and keeping on
foot in the minds of the subject many of the greatest
number the persuasion that either that no better
than that which exists there exists anywhere, or that no
better is attainable. If in addition to a permanently ruling
one, or a permanently ruling few, or to both, delegates from any portion of
the subject many are in possession of a share in the power
of government, the larger that share the greater is the demand
for the power matter of corruption and that of delusion: of corruption
for the purpose of engaging those trustees of the people to betray
their trust, and add themselves to the number of instruments
and accomplices of the misrule: Cor of delusion for the purpose of preventing
the people from seeing the breach, or causing them to regard the mischief of
it either an unavoidable, or as adequately compensating for by the keeping on foot
so vast a stock of consummate excellence. The corruption and the delusion go hand in
hand. They have the same sources efficient the same Such corruption and
such delusion, go hand in hand, they have the same
efficient instruments and causes. The same money, power,
factitious honour and dignity, vengeance at the expence of
opponents, and can can at the expence of official duty, by
the same palaces, thrones, crowns, coronets, metres, stars,
ribbons, titles and privileges, by which the few are gratified, the
many are dazzled,
awestruck, and deluded
and lulled into
acquiescence and submission under the load burthen of depredation and oppression with with which they are loaded.

Identifier: | JB/036/218/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Date_1	1823-03-21	Marginal Summary Numbering	33-35
Box	036	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	218	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d6 / e6
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public		ID Number	11142
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