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of putting <del>a form of words into a man's mouth</del> <add>giving a man to mumble</add><lb/><del>number of Oa of putting an oath into a mans</del><lb/><add>upon his entrance into office, <del>whereby a form of words</del></add><lb/><del>mouth  as a matter of course upon his entrance
of putting <del>a form of words into a man's mouth</del> <add>giving a man to mumble</add><lb/><del>number of Oa of putting an oath into a mans</del><lb/><add>upon his entrance into office, <del>whereby a form of words</del></add><lb/><del>mouth  as a matter of course upon his entrance
</del><lb/><add>as a matter of course, a <del>formul</del> <add>form</add> <add>of words calling itself</add><lb/><del>into an office, is a piece of carelessness which</del><lb/> <add>an oath, and promising to do what is right and proper, is  <add>such</add> <add>an instance <lb/>of legislative indifference, <lb/>as</add><lb/>though not in so high a degree has a tendency<lb/>of the same kind.<lb/><!-- The following sentence contains additions between lines of the original text.  For clarity, I have transcribed first the original text and then the additions. --><p>What I mean by this is - not <del>that no such <lb/>thing as an </del> Oaths of office  ought to be imposed  - that<lb/>nothing under that name can be made of use -<lb/><add>to reprobate <lb/>as a species of supposed <lb/>obligation necessarily impotent, and incapable of being <lb/>applied to any use,</add> <lb/>On the contrary, <del>if properly constructed,</del> it appears <lb/>to me then in the instance of <add>the office in question, as well as of every other</add> <del>every</del> office it might<lb/><add>if constructed as it might and ought to <del>be</del></add> be, made of the highest use.  But seeing before<lb/>me nothing under this name but what is nugatory, I should deem it <lb/>an act of imprudence <lb/>to come <lb/>forward <del>with</del> on <lb/>such an occasion <lb/>with any thing<lb/>
</del><lb/><add>as a matter of course, a <del>formul</del> <add>form</add> <add>of words calling itself</add><lb/><del>into an office, is a piece of carelessness which</del><lb/> <add>an oath, and promising to do what is right and proper, is  <add>such</add> <add>an instance <lb/>of legislative indifference, <lb/>as</add><lb/>though not in so high a degree has a tendency<lb/>of the same kind.<lb/><p>What I mean by this is - not <del>that no such</del> <add>to reprobate</add><lb/><del>thing as an</del> Oaths of office as a <add>species of supposed</add> ought to be imposed  - that<lb/><add>obligation necessarily impotent, and incapable of being</add><lb/>nothing under that name can be made of use -<lb/><add>applied to any use,</add><lb/>On the contrary, <del>if properly constructed,</del> it appears <lb/>to me then in the instance of <add>the office in question, as well as of every other</add> <del>every</del> office it might<lb/><add>if constructed as it might and ought to <del>be</del></add> be, made of the highest use.  But seeing before<lb/>me nothing under this name but what is nugatory, I should deem it <lb/>an act of imprudence <lb/>to come <lb/>forward <del>with</del> on <lb/>such an occasion <lb/>with any thing<lb/><del>I would <add>deem <gap/> to be impru</add> deem <gap/> to propose any thing under this</del><lb/><del>name</del> that shall <add>not</add> be <del>otherwise than</del> nugatory: it<lb/>would be unusual - innovational - utopian: and<lb/>in proportion as it promised to be efficient if adopted<lb/>it would be in danger of appearing ridiculous, <del>if</del> <add>when</add><lb/>proposed. <lb/><note>Unhappily for <add>candour, veracity &</add> moral honesty the<lb/>practice of <del>imposing</del> <add>feeding</add> <lb/>old and young with<lb/>false oaths has<lb/>been <del>regarded as</del> <add>taken for</add> one <lb/>of the pillars of religion: <lb/>and that <lb/><del>practice</del> of imposing <lb/>trifling acts <lb/>is too near of <lb/>kin to it, not <lb/>to have come in,<lb/> <add>tho' perhaps unperceived,</add> <lb/><del>on</del> for a corner <lb/>of the same <lb/>mantle.  <del>At one time attempts <lb/>(though none of them happiest) <lb/>seem now and then to have<lb/>been made to give some <lb/>thing of this particular <lb/>sort</del></note><lb/></p><del>It is with no small not without trepidation</del><add>It is going very far if not too far on <del>this</del></add><lb/><add>so delicate a ground, to suggest, <del>though suggest</del> even in</add><lb/><del>that I <gap/> so much as to point out in</del>the most general terms, the <del>appearance</del> <add>complexion</add> that an<lb/>Oath <del>o</del> must <del>exhibit</del> <add>wear</add> in order to be of use.  <del>To<lb/>be of use, an Oath</del> <add>It</add> must  not confine itself to generals, <lb/>for then it is inefficacious - nor <add>yet</add> apply itself<lb/>to such points of duty of the breach of which a<lb/>man may be convicted <del>for the purpose of legal<lb/>punishment, and</del> by legal evidence, <add>and</add> for the purpose<lb/>of legal punishment, for then it is superfluous: <lb/>it should bear specifically upon particular points<lb/>of duty, but upon such points the infraction of is <lb/><del>sort of bearing to</del> <note><del>is</del></note><lb/><pb/>
 
 
<del>I would <add>deem <gap/> to be impru</add> deem <gap/> to propose any thing under this</del><lb/><del>name</del> that shall <add>not</add> be <del>otherwise than</del> nugatory: it<lb/>would be unusual - innovational - utopian: and<lb/>in proportion as it promised to be efficient if adopted<lb/>it would be in danger of appearing ridiculous, <del>if</del> <add>when</add><lb/>proposed. <lb/><note>Unhappily for <add>candour, veracity &</add> moral honesty the<lb/>practice of <del>imposing</del> <add>feeding</add> <lb/>old and young with<lb/>false oaths has<lb/>been <del>regarded as</del> <add>taken for</add> one <lb/>of the pillars of religion: <lb/>and that <lb/><del>practice</del> of imposing <lb/>trifling acts <lb/>is too near of <lb/>kin to it, not <lb/>to have come in,<lb/> <add>tho' perhaps unperceived,</add> <lb/><del>on</del> for a corner <lb/>of the same <lb/>mantle.  <del>At one time attempts <lb/>(though none of them happiest) <lb/>seem now and then to have<lb/>been made to give some <lb/>thing of this particular <lb/>sort</del></note><lb/></p><del>It is with no small not without trepidation</del><add>It is going very far if not too far on <del>this</del></add><lb/>so delicate a ground, to suggest, <del>through suggest</del> even in<lb/><del>that if <gap/> so much as to point out in</del>the most general terms, the <del>appearance</del> <add>complexion</add> that an<lb/>Oath <del>o</del> must <del>exhibit</del> <add>wear</add> in order to be of use.  <del>To<lb/>be of use, an Oath</del> <add>It</add> must  not confine itself to generals, <lb/>for then it is inefficacious - nor <add>yet</add> apply itself<lb/>to such points of duty of the breach of which a<lb/>man may be convicted <del>for the purpose of legal<lb/>punishment, and</del> by legal evidence, <add>and</add> for the purpose<lb/>of legal punishment, for then it is superfluous: it should bear specifically upon particular points<lb/>of duty, but upon such points the infraction of is <lb/><del>sort of bearing to</del> <note><del>is</del></note><lb/>





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of putting a form of words into a man's mouth giving a man to mumble
number of Oa of putting an oath into a mans
upon his entrance into office, whereby a form of words
mouth as a matter of course upon his entrance


as a matter of course, a formul <add>form of words calling itself
into an office, is a piece of carelessness which
an oath, and promising to do what is right and proper, is <add>such an instance
of legislative indifference,
as

though not in so high a degree has a tendency
of the same kind.

What I mean by this is - not that no such to reprobate
thing as an Oaths of office as a species of supposed ought to be imposed - that
obligation necessarily impotent, and incapable of being
nothing under that name can be made of use -
applied to any use,
On the contrary, if properly constructed, it appears
to me then in the instance of the office in question, as well as of every other every office it might
if constructed as it might and ought to be be, made of the highest use. But seeing before
me nothing under this name but what is nugatory, I should deem it
an act of imprudence
to come
forward with on
such an occasion
with any thing
I would deem to be impru deem to propose any thing under this
name that shall not be otherwise than nugatory: it
would be unusual - innovational - utopian: and
in proportion as it promised to be efficient if adopted
it would be in danger of appearing ridiculous, if when
proposed.
Unhappily for candour, veracity & moral honesty the
practice of imposing feeding
old and young with
false oaths has
been regarded as taken for one
of the pillars of religion:
and that
practice of imposing
trifling acts
is too near of
kin to it, not
to have come in,
tho' perhaps unperceived,
on for a corner
of the same
mantle. At one time attempts
(though none of them happiest)
seem now and then to have
been made to give some
thing of this particular
sort

It is with no small not without trepidationIt is going very far if not too far on this
so delicate a ground, to suggest, though suggest even in
that I so much as to point out inthe most general terms, the appearance complexion that an
Oath o must exhibit wear in order to be of use. To
be of use, an Oath
It must not confine itself to generals,
for then it is inefficacious - nor yet apply itself
to such points of duty of the breach of which a
man may be convicted for the purpose of legal
punishment, and
by legal evidence, and for the purpose
of legal punishment, for then it is superfluous:
it should bear specifically upon particular points
of duty, but upon such points the infraction of is
sort of bearing to is

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Identifier: | JB/150/473/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

37 continued

Box

150

Main Headings

police bill

Folio number

473

Info in main headings field

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

d2 / f45

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

50694

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