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Indirect Legislation § 9 Power § 4

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The power here
meant is power
ab intra

We come now to the consideration of those expedients
of the nature of indirect legislation if any
such there are which combat the obnoxious act ther may
be levelled against the [whole of] power of which the agent
may have to perform the act: meaning so much of his power as
depends upon the state and condition of his own person
the last & only remaing one of the courses which legislation can take to
prevent mischief by combating seeking to prevent the act which is apt to
be the cause of it.

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little to so do
in this way
except in case
of punishment
fear of doing
ill being inseparable
from that
of doing good

Neither in this head will there be much to
be observed done/ We [With regard to the article of power In this question
considered in this point of view,] there is very little
or nothing to be done with any tolerable prospect of advantage. The Angel Gabriel, in
order to prepare the prophet Mahomet
for his apostolic mission,
cut out of his heart the
black spot which was the
seed of evil. But in hearts
of ordinary mould [the seeds
of good and the seeds of evil
the good grain and the bad
are scattered] inextricably intermingled
together ] good
grow out of the same

Identifier: | JB/087/090/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	1-4
Box	087	Main Headings	indirect legislation
Folio number	090	Info in main headings field	indirect legislation
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::r williams [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	c. hamilton
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	27615
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