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<p>The end of government <del>when</del> <del><add>in wherever</add></del> as far as it is<lb/>what it ought to be, is to <del>promote</del> <add>provide for</add> the happiness of the<lb/>governed. Happiness is <del>promoted</del> <add>provided for</add> partly by combating<lb/>mischief, partly by promoting good. [ <del>mischief may</del> <add><del>In</del> The former</add><lb/><add>way is that in which there is most to be done by government</add><lb/><del>accrue <add><sic>befal</sic></add> a community from without or from within:]</del><lb/><add> and in which the <del>ability</del> necessity of its interference is least contestible - ]</add> <lb/><del> | <p>The end of government <del>when</del> <del><add>in wherever</add></del> as far as it is<lb/>what it ought to be, is to <del>promote</del> <add>provide for</add> the happiness of the<lb/>governed. Happiness is <del>promoted</del> <add>provided for</add> partly by combating<lb/>mischief, partly by promoting good. [ <del>mischief may</del> <add><del>In</del> The former</add><lb/><add>way is that in which there is most to be done by government</add><lb/><del>accrue <add><sic>befal</sic></add> a community from without or from within:]</del><lb/><add> and in which the <del>ability</del> necessity of its interference is least contestible - ]</add> <lb/><del>from</del> Mischief may <sic>befal</sic> a community from the<lb/><add>adverse</add> powers of nature or from the <add>misconduct</add> designs of man: from<lb/>the designs <add>misconduct</add> of its own members or from the designs<lb/>of foreign adversaries:. <note>from the designs of<lb/> that <del>governing</del> part of<lb/>its <del>own</del> members<lb/>which is governed,<lb/>or of that which governs.</note> <lb/> Of <add>public</add> mischief then [in a state]<lb/>there are <del>three</del> <add>four</add> great forces: <hi rend="underline">calamity</hi>, <hi rend="underline">hostility</hi>,<lb/><hi rend="underline">delinquency</hi>, and <hi rend="underline">misrule</hi>. [Legislation may accordingly<lb/>be divided into so many different branches: of<lb/>the two first it is not my intention here to treat.]<lb/>[Of legislation <add>Of the means of providing against calamity and against</add> against calamity, and legislation against<lb/>hostility <add>hostility</add> it is not my intention here to treat.]<lb/></p><p><del><add>If the</add> Apposite</del> A word or two concerning that<lb/>branch of <add>[the business of]</add> government [which seeks] <add>of which the principal destination is</add> to promote good.<lb/>Opposite as are the ideas <del>of annexed</del> <add>[which are commonly]</add> annexed to the<lb/><hi rend="underline">words</hi> good and evil, this is not always <add>equally</add> the case<lb/>with the <hi rend="underline">phrases</hi> <add><hi rend="underline">propositions</hi></add> in which those terms <sic>occurr</sic>.<lb/>To avoid evil is one way of promoting good; or<lb/>[can good be promoted without arresting evil] will<lb/>any good which is introduced be acknowledged to be<lb/>of any value, except in as far as it stands clear of<lb/>evil. The effects <add>things</add> themselves being thus <unclear></unclear> <lb/><note>blended</note><lb/></p><pb/> | ||
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The end of government when in wherever as far as it is
what it ought to be, is to promote provide for the happiness of the
governed. Happiness is promoted provided for partly by combating
mischief, partly by promoting good. [ mischief may In The former
way is that in which there is most to be done by government
accrue befal a community from without or from within:]
and in which the ability necessity of its interference is least contestible - ]
from Mischief may befal a community from the
adverse powers of nature or from the misconduct designs of man: from
the designs misconduct of its own members or from the designs
of foreign adversaries:. from the designs of
that governing part of
its own members
which is governed,
or of that which governs.
Of public mischief then [in a state]
there are three four great forces: calamity, hostility,
delinquency, and misrule. [Legislation may accordingly
be divided into so many different branches: of
the two first it is not my intention here to treat.]
[Of legislation Of the means of providing against calamity and against against calamity, and legislation against
hostility hostility it is not my intention here to treat.]
If the Apposite A word or two concerning that
branch of [the business of] government [which seeks] of which the principal destination is to promote good.
Opposite as are the ideas of annexed [which are commonly] annexed to the
words good and evil, this is not always equally the case
with the phrases propositions in which those terms occurr.
To avoid evil is one way of promoting good; or
[can good be promoted without arresting evil] will
any good which is introduced be acknowledged to be
of any value, except in as far as it stands clear of
evil. The effects things themselves being thus
blended
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