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1819 Dec 9

Radicalism

II Nature of the case
the Case
§.7. Other spoliation impossible
Of All conceivable
plans subversion
&c the execution
being thus proved
to be impossible,
challenge to antiradicalists
to produce
one which
will not upon the
face of it be seen
to be in the same case.

Every conceivable planever has been proposed by the accomplishment of which the
alleged mischief in question and plausible because be perfectly the subversion of the rights of property
would be affected, and create and affection share it being thus disposed of, and the accomplishment
of it being over and over again shewn proved to be
, I do say that to bring to view any such plan
impossible, it is not too soon, it is hoped, to declare it so to be
is impossible. I accordingly challenge all anti radicalists to bring
to view any other plan which having that subversion for its object shall
any now, upon the face of it be seen by every body to be impossible: and if, being unable to bring
to view any such plan a man will still notwithstanding be persevere as notwithstanding
the assertion that there may be, and eventually
will be proposed such a plan, and that men the people
will not upon it, I must leave it to be any one
to say whether it be in the nature of the case that he one personwho it believe his
says this should believe his own affection to be true. [
own assertion to be true.

I Not a step stone
stopped by impossibilities by dissembly insuperable.

☞ 25 Dec 1819 Quere whether to employ which followed here or elsewhere?

At every step the description has taken takes, antiradicalist 45
At such impossibility —
"nonsense. I could you
"think I meant this."
cries the antiradicalist.
What then did you mean?
readers, if any such it should have will of course have been be turning and
from it such disgust, and exclaiming — crying — We did not mean this
"or did not mean that, all or did not mean may they
"of all this — can it ever have been your beliefhow can it be how could it be happened that any thing that
"so palpably abroad could have been meant by anybody?

Well then if you didi not mean this what did you
mean? do you know what it is you meant? have you you
at any time known what it was you mean, by whom, in every the most offensive
shape you could find
opprobium has for
so many years been
poured forth - poured
forth, not only upon
such multitudes by ab opprobium
but poured forth offensive shape poured
forth and only allowing upon such numbers multitude which to you
is nothing but up not only upon such
much moral work m which to you is again in as nothing - but
upon so many men of even of much pecuniary worth
and even high reach - which to you is every thing.

Say whatthen at length what it is you mean! supposing speak out, or, by that sort of evidence
which (even from men
when declaration is worth
nothing is more conclusive
than it is in the
of any declaration
from any man
ever to be — from in
a word, by silence or ,
by by the same means
of that, in this dealindealing by us)
you have taken shall all along been talking without meaning, and acting acted acc without ground.]

Identifier: | JB/137/125/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-12-09	Marginal Summary Numbering	5-6
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	125	Info in main headings field	radicalism
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c3 / e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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