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[xxxviii. 60] 1822 June 29.
[xxxviii. 60]

1822 June 29.

Constitutional Code

Ch. Factitious dignity exposed

17. Subjects of deception are

1. Existence of the supposed service.

2. Magnitude of do.

3. Need of reward for producing it.

4. Quantity of reward needed.

By greatest happiness principle, remedies are here afforded, remedies such as have never been afforded under Monarchy.

18. Notandums. Sole service to which such extraordinary reward can aptly be applied, extraordinary service - viz. 1. Service rendered to others by individuals at large not under obligation as to do.

2. Service rendered by functionary to public, over and above what by office he was under obligation to render.

19. True: cases exist, where to preserve requisite extra service, reward is needed in more substantial and universally acceptable shape, viz. money. Example. At risk of life, limb, and health, extra military service. Thus are pensions for loss of limb, life and wounds given by U.S. most frugal and wise of Governments.

20. Notandum 3d. Factitious dignity here marked for exclusion is do. as ordinarily conferred on Monarchies: i.e. without collection and publication of evidence of the service on which this reward was grounded.

21. Sole means by which Government should be instrumental in conferring dignity as a reward: collection and publication of the evidence probatory of the existence, shape, and quantity of the service: with the evil sustained or hazarded by the service-renderer: evil - viz. to himself.
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