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1819 July 1

To Erskine
(4)

But the Monarchy, Sir, the Monarchy! the Aristocracy, Sir,
the Aristocracy! would you have wished, would you now wish to see the satisfied?

My Lord, as to what I could have wished, or do wish with submission, as to what any such person as myself could or might wish
permit me to afford what I shall do boldly and say what more is it I then this leave to say it ?
You will your it matters not a straw. Upon
no it this lot would no depend lest upon that of others by whom, unless
possibly in case of civil war, it would not be satisfied.

But as to my own notion of these matters, so far as can
be done in a few lines Your Lordship shall have them gratis.

Were the a plan form of government to be settled de nove, I should as soon should
as soon think of sitting a royal tiger at the head of the government, as
I should a King, Monarch as soon a herd of wolves as a House of Lords
not for any good that was so much as looked for with reference to
the people was the Monarch planned where he is; not as little for any
such clause cause were the Lords planned where they are. At the conquest
beginning that is at the Conquest the King was where he was, because
the Lords and the people could not help him being there: the Lords
were where they were because the King and the People could not
help their being there. Whatever government exists the of
be it ever so justly excrable are one, the business of all who <add>having have begun in from it being under

Identifier: | JB/137/015/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-07-01	Marginal Summary Numbering	or 13 or 1 - or 18 or 6
Box	137	Main Headings	parliamentary reform
Folio number	015	Info in main headings field	to erskine
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	46732
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