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<head> 1819 <sic>Nov.</sic> 30<lb/>Radicalism not</head> <!-- marginal notes in pencil --> <p><note>II Experience</note><lb/>7 <note>II Ireland</note></p> <p><note>16 or 8<lb/>Cause of such insincerity,<lb/>influence of<lb/>party, i.e. good in<lb/><add>addition to personal interest <sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic> good</add><lb/>opinion good will<lb/>good offices of those men<lb/>united with a man<lb/>by a common interest<lb/>and in whose society he<lb/>lives</note></p> <p><note>Not the opinion of<lb/>the public at large<lb/>guided by <del>the</del> <add><sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic> </add> interest <lb/>or supposed interest.<lb/><del> of the public <sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic></del></note></p> <p>Whigs in <gap/> would a little | <head> 1819 <sic>Nov.</sic> 30<lb/>Radicalism not</head> <!-- marginal notes in pencil --> <p><note>II Experience</note><lb/>7 <note>II Ireland</note></p> <p><note>16 or 8<lb/>Cause of such insincerity,<lb/>influence of<lb/>party, i.e. good in<lb/><add>addition to personal interest <sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic> good</add><lb/>opinion good will<lb/>good offices of those men<lb/>united with a man<lb/>by a common interest<lb/>and in whose society he<lb/>lives</note></p> <p><note>Not the opinion of<lb/>the public at large<lb/>guided by <del>the</del> <add><sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic> </add> interest <lb/>or supposed interest.<lb/><del> of the public <sic>d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi></sic></del></note></p> <p>Whigs in <gap/> would a little scruple to deny the existence of Ireland<lb/>as the existence of tranquillity &c. in Ireland. So as to American<lb/>mendacity in <gap/> his <sic>Cloath</sic> is obtained: in good <unclear>cloaks</unclear> rides, in carriages<lb/>advised, in <gap/> <gap/> mankind.</p> <p>How are we to account for this? From the influence of party,<lb/>from their influence form which misrepresentation on any subject<lb/>may on any occasion may at all times be accounted for</p> <p>On matters of government the only spring of action<lb/>which <del>he may</del> <add>in addition to</add> over and above personal interest, appears to<lb/>exercise any considerable influence on men's conduct is<lb/>what is called public opinion <!-- brackets in pencil, pencil bracket also in margin --> [the law of public opinion<lb/>more precisely the popular or moral sanction: for unless<lb/>it is so far <del>as it applied to will it</del> as it terminates in<lb/>will operating on will opinion — their opinion opinion<lb/>of one man concerning another is not capable of producing<lb/>any effect]</p> <p>But that opinion — what is it? It is the opinion<lb/><add>if</add> entertained the circle in which a man moves, the opinion<lb/>of those, and those alone on whom <del>any those</del> opinions<lb/>or <del>al</del> rather on whose good will, and thence on their good<lb/>offices, he <del>depends</del> regards himself as more or less dependant<lb/>for every thing <add>that</add> on which he sets a value: and in <add>but more</add> particularly<lb/>those with whom he is in the habit, or entertains<lb/>the desire of associating with, and on whose countenance<lb/>towards him his<del>charity</del> comforts and enjoyments day by<lb/>day depend.</p> <p><note>17 or 9<lb/> What a man finds<lb/><add>party</add> inducement be either<lb/>support it even so<lb/>absurd or false, if<lb/>it favours the interest<lb/> and affections of the <lb/>party, no danger runs<lb/>he of lessening himself<lb/>in their favour.</note></p> <p>In the case of a party man these men are the men<lb/>of his own party.</p> <p> Now then, that which on any occasion a man finds<lb/> an adequate inducement for giving utterance to, suppose it<lb/>to be in any degree absurd, or even flagrantly false; <del>what</del><lb/>If it hurt the interest and affections of the party to give adoption<lb/>and currency to it, <add> and this is known to him by experience or observation</add> what need he care? His object is<lb/>to preserve, and, as far as may be <unclear>advance</unclear> <add>what</add> <del>he</del> place in their affections. <add>it may happen to him to have</add><lb/>Be it ever so flagrantly absurd, be it ever so notoriously<lb/>false, if what he has <del>too</del> to say will but be favourable to their<lb/>object, neither its absurdity nor the falsehood will afford him any<lb/>inducement to support it.</p> | ||
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1819 Nov. 30
Radicalism not
II Experience
7 II Ireland
16 or 8
Cause of such insincerity,
influence of
party, i.e. good in
addition to personal interest do good
opinion good will
good offices of those men
united with a man
by a common interest
and in whose society he
lives
Not the opinion of
the public at large
guided by the do interest
or supposed interest.
of the public do
Whigs in would a little scruple to deny the existence of Ireland
as the existence of tranquillity &c. in Ireland. So as to American
mendacity in his Cloath is obtained: in good cloaks rides, in carriages
advised, in mankind.
How are we to account for this? From the influence of party,
from their influence form which misrepresentation on any subject
may on any occasion may at all times be accounted for
On matters of government the only spring of action
which he may in addition to over and above personal interest, appears to
exercise any considerable influence on men's conduct is
what is called public opinion [the law of public opinion
more precisely the popular or moral sanction: for unless
it is so far as it applied to will it as it terminates in
will operating on will opinion — their opinion opinion
of one man concerning another is not capable of producing
any effect]
But that opinion — what is it? It is the opinion
if entertained the circle in which a man moves, the opinion
of those, and those alone on whom any those opinions
or al rather on whose good will, and thence on their good
offices, he depends regards himself as more or less dependant
for every thing that on which he sets a value: and in but more particularly
those with whom he is in the habit, or entertains
the desire of associating with, and on whose countenance
towards him hischarity comforts and enjoyments day by
day depend.
17 or 9
What a man finds
party inducement be either
support it even so
absurd or false, if
it favours the interest
and affections of the
party, no danger runs
he of lessening himself
in their favour.
In the case of a party man these men are the men
of his own party.
Now then, that which on any occasion a man finds
an adequate inducement for giving utterance to, suppose it
to be in any degree absurd, or even flagrantly false; what
If it hurt the interest and affections of the party to give adoption
and currency to it, and this is known to him by experience or observation what need he care? His object is
to preserve, and, as far as may be advance what he place in their affections. it may happen to him to have
Be it ever so flagrantly absurd, be it ever so notoriously
false, if what he has too to say will but be favourable to their
object, neither its absurdity nor the falsehood will afford him any
inducement to support it.
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