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8 May 1811 Influence P.I
8 May 1811

Influence

P.I

Ch. 2. J.B.s Propositions

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14. Supposing it more productive Except in so far as it is productive of some such Act as above (prop. 13.) dependence of any Member or number of Members on the Crown is not productive of any sensible political (a) inconvenience /mischief/ /evil/.

15. As to corruption In so far and so far only as it is productive of such effective and undue and effective dependence as far presses[?] B[?], corruption is productive of any considerable /sensible/ evil /political mischief/ or inconvenience.

(a) political, viz. in contradistinction to moral.
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    Insert in this page the efficiency[?] of corruption including bribery will be found next to nothing: d o of coercive influence every thing. Under the name of influence of property, even eulogized.

    To this disapprobation /blame/ all such persons as are considered as operated upon with effect or considered as operating upon others with effect in any of these two modes, in which will is exercisable on will are accordingly habitually and generally /at the hands of persons in general/ subjected.

    By that mode of influence which is exercised by the production of eventual force this obnoxious effect is produced with much greater force and certainty, in so far then as exercised in either of those two ways it is pernicious, exercised in this third way it is in a proportionable degree more pernicious. But when exercised in this most efficient way be not being so readily or universally understood to be characterized by /designated by/ and comprehended under the term corruption and its /or any of the/ conjugation of that word, the degree of blame and disapprobation if any which it has the effect of printing and fixing on the person or persons in any way engaged in the obnoxious practice in question /exercise of the influence in question/ is not, by a great deal so considerable.

    There it is that that mode of influence which in efficiency and practice is by far the most pernicious is either not at all disreputable or if so in any degree in by far the least degree disreputable - say rather not at all disreputable, but eulogized openly eulogized and defended. The consequence is that while for the suppression of that mode of influence which /in that mode in which/ is productive of little or no /in by far the least degree of/ practical mischief legal measures have been adopted, the defence /protection/ and extension of that mode in which it is in by far the greatest degree effective and perman t have from the highest authority been recommended and enforced[?].
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    Causes good generally ever potent themselves[?] evil: evil, latent.

    17 The Influence which by will is exercised on and over will is exercised by the production either of fear of eventual evil, or of hope of eventual good, or of gratitude for good already received.

    18. In the two last cases, {such influence} the situation of the person on whom it /such influence/ is exercised being that of Agent or Trustee it /such influence/ is familiarly and commonly stiled corrupt or corruptive influence, the exercise of it successful corruption: the person on whom it is exercised if exercised with effect being said to be a person corrupted; the person by whom it is exercised, a corrupter or purely corrupting; and by the terms corruption, corruptor or corrupted, applied to the case of influence the idea of these modes of influence, one or both of them is immediately and universally /and constantly certainly/ brought to view.

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    20 Of the term corruption or any of those its conjugates, in proportion as /so far as/ the application of it is acknowledged to be proper /improper/, the effect is to cast and fix upon the practice itself and thence upon all persons who are considered as concerned /bearing any part in it, a considerable /large/ measure in proportion of disapprobation and blame and disapprobation.