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<p> power which give it in so eminent a degree give it<lb/> the one property, give it perhaps in a proportionate <lb/> <note> What I <sic>admit</sic> is</note> degree the other. That the convenience to myself<lb/> has no claim to be considered as any thing <del>lan</del><lb/> <add> afford no argument in favour of the choice I</add>am most perfectly ready to <sic>admitt:</sic> my great fear<lb/> <note> What I fear is</note> is lest it should appear as less than nothing and<lb/> <del>appear</del> to operate in the character of an objection<lb/> and that such an one as may be conclusive:<lb/> the advantage to the individual being in such<lb/> cases so much more apt to catch the eye than<lb/> the advantages to the public may eclipse it<lb/>and in point of effect utterly destroy it</p> <p> Driven from this ground the establishment <lb/> becomes a castle in the Air. Equal to this<lb/> I know of <add> I can find</add> no objection whatever, though I have<lb/> looked at maps and plans a good deal with this<lb/> view. A good place <del>with</del> no body will part<lb/> with unless compelled; and by what arguments<lb/> can any such compulsion be justified which do<lb/> not apply with ten fold force to the present case<lb/> to the instance of the ground already chosen?<lb/> Why am I to be singled out to bear the <sic>burthen</sic><lb/> merely to relieve others who had been before <gap/><lb/> upon and were prepared for it. If the proprietor<lb/> of the new spot should be an <del> mere</del> <add> a common</add> individual <lb/> <add> of</add> </p> | |||
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power which give it in so eminent a degree give it
the one property, give it perhaps in a proportionate
What I admit is degree the other. That the convenience to myself
has no claim to be considered as any thing lan
afford no argument in favour of the choice Iam most perfectly ready to admitt: my great fear
What I fear is is lest it should appear as less than nothing and
appear to operate in the character of an objection
and that such an one as may be conclusive:
the advantage to the individual being in such
cases so much more apt to catch the eye than
the advantages to the public may eclipse it
and in point of effect utterly destroy it
Driven from this ground the establishment
becomes a castle in the Air. Equal to this
I know of I can find no objection whatever, though I have
looked at maps and plans a good deal with this
view. A good place with no body will part
with unless compelled; and by what arguments
can any such compulsion be justified which do
not apply with ten fold force to the present case
to the instance of the ground already chosen?
Why am I to be singled out to bear the burthen
merely to relieve others who had been before
upon and were prepared for it. If the proprietor
of the new spot should be an mere a common individual
of
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Identifier: | JB/541/470/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541. |
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1793-09-23 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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