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how to conduct ourselves towards other men. To what men? to those with who are members of the same Society, with whom we have would have known, that a strict obedience
frequent intercourse. What is a rule of civil conduct? Why it is <add>that too is a rule directing us how we are to conduct ourselves towards those</add> to the letter, and the Spirit of Civil law, is
who are members of the same Society, with whom we have frequent intercourse. — How would you characterise a good moral of the very essence, and perfection of morality.
man? Would you not say it <add>he is a moral man all whose actions</add> For what I would ask him characterises
tend to promote the public good?<add>4 4(throw quotation from on opposite page into a note) how would</add> a good moral man? Is it not, that all his
you characterise a good Citizen? In the actions tend to promote the public good?
same words. — Where then is the difference between a The ends for which men enter into Society
good the rule of moral conduct & the rule of civil is the promotion of the happiness of each individual:
conduct? or does morality require you to promote the the great object of Legislation is,
happiness of those only, whom you never see, with whom to make, the happiness of the Community
you have no intercourse? or will our Author at large, and the happiness of each Individual
advance that obedience to the Laws does not coincide. What then constitutes a
tend to promote the public good? moral man but a cooperation to this important
He does indeed say advance what amounts to this end? For what other reason can a when he <add>makes a</add>

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	096	Main Headings	comment on the commentaries
Folio number	033	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c84 / c85 / c86 / c87
Penner	168	Watermarks	[[watermarks::gr [quartered royal arms motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	[[notes_public::"to be copied" [note not in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	31037
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