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<p>dered as bound by those teams, were the old spot to be<lb/> taken from me: and that if I were, I should as<lb/> certainly be at liberty to propose new terms, such as<lb/> might be sufficient to indemnify me for the difference.<lb/> My answer was, that with regard to vicinity<lb/> to the seat of public inspection, I did not conceive<lb/> it proper for me to barter away for any emolument<lb/> to myself an advantage of such importance to the<lb/> public service: that with regard to the vanity to<lb/> the marked I was altogether incapable of finding<lb/> data wherever to fix the quantum of indemnification.<lb/> I was to require: and that moreover in my<lb/> conception any such demand would be useless, since<lb/> Administration never would comply with it: they<lb/> ought not, therefore, said I, they would not.</p> | <p>dered as bound by those teams, were the old spot to be<lb/> taken from me: and that if I were, I should as<lb/> certainly be at liberty to propose new terms, such as<lb/> might be sufficient to indemnify me for the difference.<lb/> My answer was, that with regard to vicinity<lb/> to the seat of public inspection, I did not conceive<lb/> it proper for me to barter away for any emolument<lb/> to myself an advantage of such importance to the<lb/> public service: that with regard to the vanity to<lb/> the marked I was altogether incapable of finding<lb/> data wherever to fix the quantum of indemnification.<lb/> I was to require: and that moreover in my<lb/> conception any such demand would be useless, since<lb/> Administration never would comply with it: they<lb/> ought not, therefore, said I, they would not.</p> | ||
<p>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Long — They ought not? — <hi rend="underline">that</hi> surely<lb/> is a matter for them to judge of: if they should<lb/> think otherwise, what concern is that of yours?</p> | <p>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Long — They ought not? — <hi rend="underline">that</hi> surely<lb/> is a matter for them to judge of: if they should<lb/> think otherwise, what concern is that of yours?</p> | ||
<p>Mr Bentham — Certainly it is for them to<lb/> judge of: and were I already appeared of their<lb/> judgment and that it was to that effect, inference<lb/> would be at an end. But till I was apprized of<lb/> such their judgment the consideration of what in<lb/> my humble conception they ought to do, is the<lb/> only means I have of judging what they will<lb/> do: and as to the proposition that if they ought</ | <p>Mr Bentham — Certainly it is for them to<lb/> judge of: and were I already appeared of their<lb/> judgment and that it was to that effect, inference<lb/> would be at an end. But till I was apprized of<lb/> such their judgment the consideration of what in<lb/> my humble conception they ought to do, is the<lb/> only means I have of judging what they will<lb/> do: and as to the proposition that if they ought<lb/><add>not</add></p> | ||
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dered as bound by those teams, were the old spot to be
taken from me: and that if I were, I should as
certainly be at liberty to propose new terms, such as
might be sufficient to indemnify me for the difference.
My answer was, that with regard to vicinity
to the seat of public inspection, I did not conceive
it proper for me to barter away for any emolument
to myself an advantage of such importance to the
public service: that with regard to the vanity to
the marked I was altogether incapable of finding
data wherever to fix the quantum of indemnification.
I was to require: and that moreover in my
conception any such demand would be useless, since
Administration never would comply with it: they
ought not, therefore, said I, they would not.
Mr Long — They ought not? — that surely
is a matter for them to judge of: if they should
think otherwise, what concern is that of yours?
Mr Bentham — Certainly it is for them to
judge of: and were I already appeared of their
judgment and that it was to that effect, inference
would be at an end. But till I was apprized of
such their judgment the consideration of what in
my humble conception they ought to do, is the
only means I have of judging what they will
do: and as to the proposition that if they ought
not
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