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<head>INDIRECT LEGISLATION.</head> | <head>INDIRECT LEGISLATION.</head> | ||
<p>The | <p>The resort of people to <sic>Coffeehouses</sic> instead of Taverns <del>is</del> | ||
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formerly is a change of [national] | formerly is a change of [national] custom for the better | ||
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so of the inferior sort of people to the Tea houses — both | so of the inferior sort of people to the Tea houses — both | ||
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diminish drunkenness. | diminish drunkenness. | ||
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<p>Drunkenness is the vice of the Dole — Luxury has | <p>Drunkenness is the vice of the Dole — Luxury has | ||
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greatly increased the number of occupations even of those<!-- those, written over the initial letters of a previous word, which is illegible, so I'm unable to decide on the previous word the amendment has replaced. --> | greatly increased the number of occupations even of those<!-- those, written over the initial letters of a previous word, which is illegible, so I'm unable to decide on the previous word the amendment has replaced. --> | ||
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who exercise no <del> | who exercise no <del>lucrative</del> employment for their <sic>livelyhood</sic> | ||
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and by that | and by that banished drunkenness in a great degree | ||
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in comparison with former times. <note><add>The</add> American Indians have nothing to do <add><del>Indi.</del></add> — and tis for that reason that not one among them can withstand the temptations of drunkenness — if Luxury | in comparison with former times. <note><add><unclear>The<!-- the initial letter is not fully readable, though it does look as though the initial letter could be a capital T --></unclear></add> American Indians have nothing to do <add><del>Indi.</del></add> — and 'tis for that reason that not one among them can withstand the temptations of drunkenness — if Luxury were introduced among them it would cure them of it.</note> | ||
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<p>Politics <add>an Attention</add> alone is an occupation to those <add>many</add> who have no other | <p>Politics <add>an Attention</add> alone is an occupation to those <add>many</add> who have no other | ||
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an occupation manly & rational, the source of which has <add>was</add> | an occupation manly & rational, the source of which has <add>was</add> | ||
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not <add>never</add> been | not <add>never</add> been assessed <del>for</del> <add>till within this present</add><del> a</del> Century. — the speculations of the | ||
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meanist mechanic however rediculous they may appear | |||
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to those properly initiated to <add>in</add> the subject awaken his feelings | to those properly initiated to <add>in</add> the subject awaken his feelings | ||
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<del>p</del>invigorate his mind | <del>p</del>invigorate his mind accustom him to <del>oppr</del> <add>extend his <unclear>views</unclear> to</add> connect | ||
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the idea of the public interest [with that of his own] | the idea of the public interest [with that of his own] | ||
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and give him an importance in his own eyes, <del>which</del> | <pb/> | ||
and give him an importance in his own eyes <hi rend='superscript'>+</hi> <note><hi rend='superscript'>+</hi> that Sense of self-importance is itself <add>no inconsiderable</add> an exquisite pleasure: & that pleasure multiplied &c </note>, <del>which</del> | |||
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<del>when</del> <add> | <del>when</del> <add>creates a portion of happiness that</add> multiplied by the number of persons who experience | ||
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it overbalance <add>greatly</add> that <add> | it overbalance <add>greatly</add> that <add>share of</add> inconvenience <add>which we see in fact practice</add> occasioned | ||
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by the mistaken <add>precipitate</add | by the mistaken <add>precipitate</add> interposition of the unqualified <add>unskilful</add>. — | ||
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these advantages in great measure assimilate this | these advantages in great measure assimilate this | ||
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nation to the | nation to the Grecian republics where the <add>sense</add> public | ||
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Interest was so remarkably < | Interest was so remarkably diffused. | ||
< | </p> | ||
<p>The <!-- foreign text checked: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=suscitia+rupublica+at+aliena&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a --><sic><foreign>suscitia reipublica</foreign></sic> at <sic><foreign>aliena</foreign></sic> does not attain him | |||
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<unclear>and</unclear> France where people were of some education | <unclear>and</unclear> France where people were of some education | ||
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appear absolutely devoid of all interest in the <gap/> <add><sic>whatsorelates</sic></add> | appear absolutely devoid of all interest in <del>the mann<!-- thought the following word was a partial writing of the word 'manner', therefore 'man', subsequently deleted (the word manner is written 4 words later, and this word could have been Bentham's initial intention prior to its deletion and subsequent rewording of the remainder of the sentence). --><gap/></del> <add><sic>whatsorelates</sic></add> | ||
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to the manner in which they were governed. | to the manner in which they were governed. | ||
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<p><del>By the <gap/> q</del> <add>Drunkenness</add> and the diseases consequent upon it <add>at a pretty recent period</add> were so general among | <p><del>By the <gap/> q</del> <add>Drunkenness</add> and the diseases consequent upon it <add>at a pretty recent period</add> were so general among | ||
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Law — <add>What would have been the consequence?</add> <del>the</del> a few victims to their own weakness and the folly of their | Law — <add>What would have been the consequence?</add> <del>the</del> a few victims to their own weakness and the folly of their | ||
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Governors would have fallen, compassion <add>for their fate</add> would have kept the Law | Governors would have fallen, compassion <add>for their fate</add> would have kept the Law thenceforward | ||
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unexecuted and the Evil would have remained — a | unexecuted and the Evil would have remained — a skilful Legislature | ||
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put <add | put <add>lifted</add> the means of mischief <add>a<!-- or, as --> little</add> out of the people's reach, and it | ||
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abated. a foolish Nurse will leave a Child alone <del>in a room with</del> | abated. a foolish Nurse will leave a Child alone <del>in a room with</del> | ||
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<add>near</add> a fire <del>in it</del>, & threaten it with a severe whipping in a case of it's <!-- the next marginal note may be an extension of the last line (end of the page) which couldn't fit on the page. You may wish to treat this as 'added', rather than a marginal note. But I'm sticking to the guidelines and will let you decide if this is an exception to the rule (it is after all the remainder of an unfinished paragraph, not summary, or elaboration etc. --> <note>falling in - she | <add>near</add> a fire <del>in it</del>, & threaten it with a severe whipping in a case of <sic>it's</sic> <!-- the next marginal note may be an extension of the last line (end of the page) which couldn't fit on the page. You may wish to treat this as 'added', rather than a marginal note. But I'm sticking to the guidelines and will let you decide if this is an exception to the rule (it is after all the remainder of an unfinished paragraph, not summary, or elaboration etc. --> <note>falling in - she quits the Child and it burns itself — A wise Nurse spares <sic>herr</sic> threats, but guards the fire with a circle — & the Child is safe.</note> | ||
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42 INDIRECT LEGISLATION.
The resort of people to Coffeehouses instead of Taverns is
formerly is a change of [national] custom for the better
so of the inferior sort of people to the Tea houses — both
diminish drunkenness.
Drunkenness is the vice of the Dole — Luxury has
greatly increased the number of occupations even of those
who exercise no lucrative employment for their livelyhood
and by that banished drunkenness in a great degree
in comparison with former times. The American Indians have nothing to do Indi. — and 'tis for that reason that not one among them can withstand the temptations of drunkenness — if Luxury were introduced among them it would cure them of it.
Politics an Attention alone is an occupation to those many who have no other
an occupation manly & rational, the source of which has was
not never been assessed for till within this present a Century. — the speculations of the
meanist mechanic however rediculous they may appear
to those properly initiated to in the subject awaken his feelings
pinvigorate his mind accustom him to oppr extend his views to connect
the idea of the public interest [with that of his own]
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and give him an importance in his own eyes + + that Sense of self-importance is itself no inconsiderable an exquisite pleasure: & that pleasure multiplied &c , which
when creates a portion of happiness that multiplied by the number of persons who experience
it overbalance greatly that share of inconvenience which we see in fact practice occasioned
by the mistaken precipitate interposition of the unqualified unskilful. —
these advantages in great measure assimilate this
nation to the Grecian republics where the sense public
Interest was so remarkably diffused.
The suscitia reipublica at aliena does not attain him
and France where people were of some education
appear absolutely devoid of all interest in the mann whatsorelates
to the manner in which they were governed.
By the q Drunkenness and the diseases consequent upon it at a pretty recent period were so general among
the bulk of the people of the Metropolis as to become a national object —
An unskilful Legislature would have combated the evil by some atrocious
Law — What would have been the consequence? the a few victims to their own weakness and the folly of their
Governors would have fallen, compassion for their fate would have kept the Law thenceforward
unexecuted and the Evil would have remained — a skilful Legislature
put lifted the means of mischief a little out of the people's reach, and it
abated. a foolish Nurse will leave a Child alone in a room with
near a fire in it, & threaten it with a severe whipping in a case of it's falling in - she quits the Child and it burns itself — A wise Nurse spares herr threats, but guards the fire with a circle — & the Child is safe.
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