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<head> c <note>29</note><lb?> <sic>Miscell:</sic></head> <p><note>State Libels</note></p> <p>I never pity a Minister [I never pity a<lb/>great man] who complains of unpopularity.<lb/>It is always his own <add>fault</add>. The people entertain a<lb/>bad opinion of him why? because he does not<lb/>think it worth while to court their good opinion<lb/>The tribunal of the world <add>public</add. condemns him — why?<lb/>because when he is indicted <add><unclear>Palls</unclear> are filed against him</add> before the tribunal<lb/>of the world he <del>will</del> puts in <del>t</del> no answer:<lb/> <add>While that is the case</add> if he is condemned justly for nothing else, he<lb/>is condemned justly for the contempt.</p> <p>The eye of the sovereign can not extend<lb/>to every thing: He is but one person: if his<lb/> faculties were unlimited: his time at least would<lb/> be limited. But the eye of the world <add>public</add> is every<lb/> where. By subjecting therefore the conduct of<lb/>his ministers to the inspection of the public he<lb/> <del>puts</del> <add>applies</add> a check to them which the utmost extent<lb/><add>exertion</add> of his own <add>individual</add> facilities never could supply <add>apply</add>.<lb/>If he thinks by his own vigilance only to guard<lb/>against abuses, <add>corruption</add> he aims at what is impossible: the<lb/>public <add>people</add> if he will but give them liberty will<lb/>form a circle round his throne and guard him<lb/>against it without <sic>expence.</sic> In such a capacity at<lb/> least, there are always volunteers enough that are ready enough to<lb/> <add>serve</add></p> | |||
c 29<lb?> Miscell:
State Libels
I never pity a Minister [I never pity a
great man] who complains of unpopularity.
It is always his own fault. The people entertain a
bad opinion of him why? because he does not
think it worth while to court their good opinion
The tribunal of the world public</add. condemns him — why?
because when he is indicted <add>Palls are filed against him before the tribunal
of the world he will puts in t no answer:
While that is the case if he is condemned justly for nothing else, he
is condemned justly for the contempt.
The eye of the sovereign can not extend
to every thing: He is but one person: if his
faculties were unlimited: his time at least would
be limited. But the eye of the world public is every
where. By subjecting therefore the conduct of
his ministers to the inspection of the public he
puts applies a check to them which the utmost extent
exertion of his own individual facilities never could supply apply.
If he thinks by his own vigilance only to guard
against abuses, corruption he aims at what is impossible: the
public people if he will but give them liberty will
form a circle round his throne and guard him
against it without expence. In such a capacity at
least, there are always volunteers enough that are ready enough to
serve
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Identifier: | JB/063/008/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 63. |
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f29 / f30 / f31 / f32 |
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jeremy bentham |
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