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<head>28 Jan 1808</head> | |||
<head><del>Evid. Prosp.</del> <del><unclear>Vicc</unclear></del> Peines</head> | |||
<head>3</head> | |||
<p>Throughout the whole body of the constitution the disease<lb/> | |||
of arbitrary power with the harmful symptoms that accompany<lb/> | |||
it are thus diffused and kept in fact. <add>The</add> Jurymen,<lb/> | |||
Judges,<add>the superior, the inferior Magistrate,</add> <del>Ins</del> Magistrates the King <add>and</add>with his advisers<lb/> | |||
each of these <add>public</add> functionaries is arbitrary <add>a despot</add> within his sphere<lb/> | |||
no reason is required <del>for</del> whether he hangs<add>destroys</add>or saves: caprice<lb/> | |||
or <add>corrupt</add> interest <del>institution has</del><add>find <del>the</del><add>a clear</add> ground to range in</add> find an intimated <lb/> | |||
range.</p> | |||
<p><del>To the wrong</del><add><del>There In</del> this case as in others the vice of the</add> <del>The practice of despotism</del><lb/> | |||
despot finds its encouragement and support in the train<lb/> | |||
of adulators.</p> | |||
<p>To do wrong is impossible to him <unclear>&</unclear> to escape from<lb/> | |||
praise is equally impossible. Two opposite praises<add>virtues</add><lb/> | |||
count the choice<add>Justice and <gap/></add>: one or other he can | |||
not <unclear>write</unclear> of.<lb/> | |||
on each occasion it rests with himself to <unclear>connect</unclear> his<lb/> | |||
taste<add>convenience or his</add>, and adapt that which whatever be his purpose,<lb/> | |||
happens to be best adapted to his purpose.</p> | |||
<p>In this state of things, everything is as it should be:<lb/> | |||
every thing is in<add>wrapt</add> in confusion: the life of man is made<lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del> the part either of chance, or of corrupt design<lb/> | |||
still worse than chance. <unclear>Hypocrisy</unclear> sits on every brow<lb/> | |||
and dislike<add>pours forth</add> from every life: every thing exists<add>stands</add> in the<lb/> | |||
most favourable state for <del>the</del><add>giving</add> dispelling and <add>encouragement</add>triumph<lb/> | |||
of venal clergymen<add>of mechanical sentimentality and venal clergymen.</add></p> | |||
<p>To <hi rend="underline">consideration</hi> they determined, <add>would not</add><hi rend="underline">cross and pile</hi><lb/> | |||
would be a most advantageous substitute?</p> | |||
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Click Here To Edit 28 Jan 1808 Evid. Prosp. Vicc Peines 3
Throughout the whole body of the constitution the disease
of arbitrary power with the harmful symptoms that accompany
it are thus diffused and kept in fact. The Jurymen,
Judges,the superior, the inferior Magistrate, Ins Magistrates the King andwith his advisers
each of these public functionaries is arbitrary a despot within his sphere
no reason is required for whether he hangsdestroysor saves: caprice
or corrupt interest institution hasfind the<add>a clear ground to range in</add> find an intimated
range.
To the wrongThere In this case as in others the vice of the The practice of despotism
despot finds its encouragement and support in the train
of adulators.
To do wrong is impossible to him & to escape from
praise is equally impossible. Two opposite praisesvirtues
count the choiceJustice and : one or other he can
not write of.
on each occasion it rests with himself to connect his
tasteconvenience or his, and adapt that which whatever be his purpose,
happens to be best adapted to his purpose.
In this state of things, everything is as it should be:
every thing is inwrapt in confusion: the life of man is made
the part either of chance, or of corrupt design
still worse than chance. Hypocrisy sits on every brow
and dislikepours forth from every life: every thing existsstands in the
most favourable state for thegiving dispelling and encouragementtriumph
of venal clergymenof mechanical sentimentality and venal clergymen.
To consideration they determined, would notcross and pile
would be a most advantageous substitute?
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